Matters India Reporter Mumbai: A Catholic laity group in India has demanded the paternity test of a bishop to be conducted in two non-Catholic hospitals in Mumbai. The Association of Concerned Catholics (AOCC) “strongly” objected to a proposal to conduct the DNA test of Bishop K A William at StContinue Reading
New Delhi: At least 25 First Information Reports (FIR) have been registered in connection with posters that surfaced across the capital questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the vaccination policy in a sarcastic tone. Police said that at least 25 persons had been arrested in connection with the cases. EarlierContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Friends and family members of Father Stan Swamy on May 15 demanded immediate medical care for the 84-year-old Jesuit activist after he developed symptoms of Covid-19 infection. Father Swamy’s “health condition is getting worse. He has severe cold, fever, body pain and diarrhea,” says IrudayaContinue Reading
Gaza City: At least 10 member of a Palestinian family – two women and eight children – have been killed by an Israeli air raid on their home in the Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, following the fifth night of relentless bombardment of the besieged enclave. In theContinue Reading
Atlanta: The only person to survive the Atlanta mass shooting that left eight people dead in the city of Georgia has said he wants the killer to be “ultimately judged by God.” Elcias Hernandez-Ortiz made the remarks after a prosecutor announced she will be pursuing the death penalty for RobertContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao: On this World Communication Day, May 16, we turn our focus on how the Disciples of Christ went to the ends of the earth carrying the good news of liberation. It was the beginning of liberation for all the oppressed and exploited people and because ofContinue Reading
By Fr Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: Pope Francis has once again thrown a challenge to Catholic Communicators in his annual message for ‘World Communications Day’ which this year falls on Sunday May 16. In his typically direct yet profound way, he focuses his message on the theme ‘“Come and See” (JnContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: At a time when we are surrounded by torrents of unhappy news, can we become beacons of hope? It may look difficult as our circumstances seem to steal our hope. Some times while trying to reach out to those living alone — the elderly and theContinue Reading
Vatican City: In the age of instant communications and fake news, journalists — like everyone else — need to recover the practice of going out and verifying information before they share it, Pope Francis said. “‘Come and see’ is the simplest method to get to know a situation. It isContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Guwahati: Allen Brooks, a top Catholic leader in northeastern India, has demanded a probe into the “bizarre” deaths of 18 elephants allegedly by lightning stroke. The elephants were killed on May 13 atop Bamuni Hills in Assam’s Nagaon district. The cause of death is yet toContinue Reading
