By Matters India Reporter Jhabua, Jan 22, 2024: Christians in central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have protested right wing Hindu activists planting saffron flags atop four Protestant churches, a day before Lord Ram’s idol was consecrated in Ayodhya temple in neighboring Uttar Pradesh. Some miscreants on January 21 shoutedContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, Jan 21, 2024: Is there anything common between Graham Staines, the Australian missionary burned to death by Bajrang Dal activists and the Ram Temple in Ayodhya? There was none. However, from January 22 there will be. The day Staines and his two young sons wereContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, Jan 21, 2024: Wonder how many Catholics in Kerala, or for that matter, how many believers in Kerala or anywhere in the world would be delighted with the golden crown that Suresh Gopi, a film actor-turned politician donated to a church in Thrissur. Maybe manyContinue Reading
By Lalita Roshni Lakra Kolkata, Jan 21, 2024: The Conference of Religious Women India has trained 46 nuns to create awareness about the grievance redressal cell among its members in northern India. The Jan 19-21 Training of Trainers program was attended by participants from Andamans, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jharkhand, MadhyaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vatican City, Jan 21, 2024: Pope Francis on January 21 called for the release of hostages, including six nuns, who were kidnapped on a bus in Haiti two days ago. The Pontiff also said he was praying for social harmony in the Caribbean country. Armed gunmenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mangaluru, Jan 20, 2024: Suman Pinto, an addiction counsellor with nearly three decades of service, was awarded the “Person of the Year, 2023” by the Link Association. The association, a pioneering group in addiction recovery services in coastal Karnataka, has instituted the award in collaboration withContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Jan 20, 2024: Several of us have our own bucket lists: starting with a list of places to visit, persons to meet, delicacies to relish, books to read, things to achieve, goals to realize etc. In the life of the Church, the liturgical calendar remindsContinue Reading
By Midhun J Francis Rome, Jan 16, 2024: We are with the Pope as long as he asks us to obey the 50:50 formula of synod, but Don’t ask us to wash women’s feet; that is for the Latin church. We are with the Pope as long as he asksContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Jan 13, 2024: The Vatican accepting the Mysore bishop’s resignation has brought much relief to those seeking justice for the prelate’s alleged victims in the southern Indian diocese. A press statement from the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) on January 13 said PopeContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Rayagada, Jan 13, 2024: A survivor of the 2008 anti-Christian violence in Odisha’s Kandhamal district is the first Catholic priest ordained for the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, an Italian congregation. Vincentian Bishop Aplinar Senapati Rayagada ordained Uchhaba Pradhan as a priest during a solemn Mass St.Continue Reading
