By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The dismissal of a Catholic nun from a Kerala-based religious congregation has drawn various reactions. The National Commission for Women has intervened in the incident where Sister Lucy Kalapura was expelled from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation. The New Delhi-based Commission on June 19 wroteContinue Reading
By Suchitra New Delhi: A fire at a Rohingya refugee camp in Okhla’s Madanpur Khadar destroyed over 50 temporary shanties and displaced nearly 270 people. Although nobody is certain about what started the fire at about 11.30 pm on June 12, many refugees claim that “they were targeted.” Rohingya refugeesContinue Reading
Chandigarh: Iconic sprinter Milkha Singh, who died of Covid-19 complications, was cremated in Chandigarh on June 19 evening with full state honors. Federal Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Union Territory Administrator V P Singh Badnore and Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep Singh were among those present at theContinue Reading
By Jose Vallikatt Kochi: A fortnight ago a message popped up in our family WhatsApp group ostensibly promoting the members of the community we belong. The same message, which also indicated a sort of contempt for another religious community, appeared in my maternal family group within a short while. InContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur: Is Pope Francis actually getting through to India? Is his message coming across? The indices are to the contrary. Has any bishop in India written a pastoral letter on papal documents like Vos Estis Lux Mundi (promulgated on 7/5/19), regarding clerical sexual abuse; Fratelli Tutti (3/10/20) onContinue Reading
Krakow, Poland: A thief on June 18 returned the relics of a 19th-century Polish saint who inspired St. John Paul II and apologized for taking them. St. Joseph’s Church in the Podgórze district of Kraków, southern Poland, announced on its Facebook page June 18 that the relics of St. AlbertContinue Reading
By Kanika Gupta New Delhi: Earlier this month, Noor Aisha, a 55-year-old Rohingya refugee, died from COVID-19 complications at a government hospital in Indian-administered Kashmir. Aisha was among more than 200 refugees arrested three months ago and jailed in the Himalayan region’s Kathua district for living in India “illegally”. “MyContinue Reading
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on June 17 extended tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy’s private hospital stay until July 5 after studying his medical report. The court said the detailed medical report from the medical director of Mumbai’s Holy Family Hospital says the 84-year-old priest continues to be criticalContinue Reading
Mumbai: The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has opposed the bail plea filed by Jesuit activist Father Stan Swamy in the Bombay High Court. The probe agency said the priest, accused in the Elgar Parishad case, was a “Maoist” who was engaged in activities to spread Maoism, and that he wasContinue Reading
By Vivek Joseph Hyderabad: A Montfort institute in Hyderabad has pressed the Telangana government to vaccinate the transgender community as a priority. “The vulnerability of the trans community, who have faced centuries of structural violence and marginalization, has increasingly deepened over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Montfort BrotherContinue Reading
