Kochi: The gangrape of 14-year-old Christian girl Sunita Masih by Muslim zealots in Pakistan’s Faisalabad early this week has left the Christian community in Kerala appalled and speechless. Sunita was not only gangraped but was subjected to the worst kind of physical torture in an incident which brought back memoriesContinue Reading
Pithoragarh: Residents of a tribal village in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh fled to a nearby forest area when a team of district health workers came to the village recently for COVID-19 testing. Kuta Chaurani village is inhabited by Banrawats – an endangered tribe. The tribals fled to the adjoining forest on gettingContinue Reading
Kochi: Cardinal George Alencherry has completed 10 years of service as the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church. He observed the anniversary of his assumption of office with no public celebrations and offered Mass on May 29 at the Mount St Thomas Chapel, Kakkanad. The Synod of the Syro-Malabar ChurchContinue Reading
An Indian student has received the UAE’s coveted 10-year Golden Visa, which is mostly reserved for prominent global personalities, for her merit and excellent academic credentials, according to a media report. Tasneem Aslam from Kerala received the Golden Visa in the exceptional student category and is allowed to stay inContinue Reading
By M.K. George Rome: ‘Tell me why’ is the title of a song by Declan Galbarith. He sang it in 2002 when he had not reached 11 years of age. But the questions he asked remain so relevant even today. “In my dream, children sing a song of love forContinue Reading
Sharjah: An Indian teacher, who won the ‘2021 Dedicated Teacher Award’ of the Cambridge University Press, thanks Good Shepherd nuns of Bengaluru and others for helping her go beyond her duty. “I feel overwhelmed with joy after winning this prestigious award and it motivates me for years to come,” saidContinue Reading
A new podcast that likens St. Teresa of Calcutta to a cult leader is full of “untruths and false accusations,” the former legal counsel for St. Teresa told CNA on May 28. The podcast, titled “The Turning: The Sisters Who Left,” discusses Mother Teresa and the religious order she founded,Continue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: On May 12, the US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken released in Washington the ‘2020 International Religious Freedom Report.’ This official annual report of the US Government details the status of religious freedom in nearly 200 foreign countries and territories and describes U.S. actions toContinue Reading
By Shanti Pulickal Berhampur: Physically challenged or differently abled persons were considered a curse in the Old Testament. On seeing a blind person, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; heContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Several food rights activists in India have applauded a Vatican official’s call to rebuild the world’s food systems to make it more resilient, inclusive and sustainable. “We have the potential to embark on this journey together, taking this unique Covid crisis as a unique opportunity,”Continue Reading
