By Jessy Joseph New Delhi: A Catholic nun has urged the Delhi High Court to stop the release of a Malayalam film that she alleges would hurt Christians’ religious sentiments. Sacred Heart Sister Jessy Mani, a New Delhi-based psychologist, approached the court on May 11 against “Aquarium,” which is setContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru: The global pandemic – Covid-19 – is neither a natural calamity nor an accident. It is a well-planned disaster with a specific goal. Global Crime: A group of over 500 medical doctors in Germany called ‘Doctors for Information’ made a shocking statement during a nationalContinue Reading
Panaji: Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on May 11 said 26 Covid-19 patients died at the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in the early hours and sought an investigation by the High Court to find out the exact cause. He said these fatalities occurred between 2 a.m. andContinue Reading
Lissy Maruthanakuzhy The answer to the church’s social actions continues ringing in our ears during this season of Easter. The message of Jesus invites his followers to be his “witnesses.” Jesus also warns his disciples about the possible hostility they may encounter walking on his path (St John 16:2). HeContinue Reading
Aligarh: Forty-four employees of the Aligarh Muslim University – 19 professors and 25 non-teaching staff – have died after contracting the Covid virus, sparking concern over yet more cases, and deaths, emerging from the prestigious educational institution. AMU Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor wrote to the ICMR (Indian Council for MedicalContinue Reading
At least seven children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at a Russian school in the southwestern city of Kazan, local officials said. Rustam Minnikhanov, governor of the Tatarstan republic, of which Kazan is the capital, said that four male and three female students had died in Tuesday’sContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter May 11 formally instituting the new lay ministry of catechist. The Vatican released the papal letter, Antiquum ministerium (“Ancient ministry”), on May 11 in eight languages, including Italian Sign Language. The pope said that the institution of the new lay ministry wouldContinue Reading
Alexandria: Wael Saad, a former monk of the Coptic Orthodox Church, was executed on May 9 for the 2018 murder of Bishop Epiphanius, the abbot of St. Macarius Monastery. Saad’s brother told Reuters the family was told to receive his body from a morgue in Damanhour, 40 miles southeast ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The Church in northern India has mourned the death of a Vincentian priest who opened new mission areas in Agra archdiocese and Meerut diocese in Uttar Pradesh state. Father Thomas Emprayil died of Covid-19 at 9:55 am on May 8 in St Joseph’s HospitalContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican’s human development office has created a working group on the topic of the expulsion of criminal organizations from the Catholic Church. The group was created in honor of Rosario Livatino, a Catholic judge killed by the mafia in Sicily in 1990, who was beatified in theContinue Reading
