By Marilyn Rodrigues Canberra: Australia’s Catholic bishops have called on the federal government to consider serious safety and ethical concerns as it considers legalizing technology to allow children to be born with genetic material from three people. Federal MPs will be given a conscience vote about whether mitochondrial donation shouldContinue Reading
By Dipak Barkhade Hyderabad: Since 2014, the cases of atrocities against Dalit-Bahujans have been on the rise in India. It can be said that the Sanskritization of certain sections among Dalit-Bahujans is giving rise to a Nazi-style mentality. The sociopolitical change does not seem limited to the cultural realm ofContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi: A group of Hindu radicals has forced Catholic nuns out of a train after accusing them of indulging in religious conversion. Two members of the Sacred Heart congregation were on March 19 traveling to Odisha from New Delhi with two postulants when some activists ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: The Syro-Malabar Church on March 22 condemned what it alleged was a planned attempt to harass and abuse nuns travelling in trains on fake charges. The Syro-Malabar Church “condemns strongly these violent acts on Christians who are the citizens of the country” and demands thatContinue Reading
Police have fined a Catholic priest for celebrating public Masses amid a nationwide lockdown. Gardaí imposed a 500 euro ($595) fine on Fr. P.J. Hughes, pastor of Mullahoran and Loughduff parish in County Cavan, after he offered Masses with a small number of parishioners present, reported the Irish Catholic newspaperContinue Reading
The “Kung Fu Nuns” of the Himalayas are among the three finalists for the prestigious Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. They are being recognised for curbing human trafficking, fighting for gender equality and mobilising for disaster relief. This past year, they also fought on the frontlines against the pandemic inContinue Reading
By Vincent D’ Souza Tiruchi: Vote against the BJP, and its ally, the AIADMK. This in essence is what was conveyed to the 400-plus gathering of Catholic priests, nuns and lay people who attended a one-day meet held at the Charismatic Centre in Tiruchi town in Tamil Nadu on MarchContinue Reading
By Jessy Kurian New Delhi: Undisputedly violence against women is on the surge. Though there are many laws to protect women, the fact is that in most cases, women are not getting justice. First of all, majority of the victims are poor. They are from the weaker sections of society,Continue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar: The campus of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB), was on March 22 sealed after the outbreak of at least 23 positive cases in the past 24 hours. “Some first year students have been tested Covid positive. We have sealed the campus in the larger interestContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: A court in Mumbai, western India, on March 22 rejected the bail application of Jesuit tribal activist Father Stan Swamy, plunging his confreres and friends into deep gloom. “We are saddened to share with you the news that Fr Stan Swamy has been denied bailContinue Reading
