Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Pope Francis on March 13 appointed Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, an Italian prelate, as the new apostolic nuncio to India. The appointment was announced at noon Rome time, corresponding to 4:30 pm in India. Archbishop Girelli was the nuncio to Israel and Cyprus and apostolic delegateContinue Reading
Ranchi: Ranchi, capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, on March 13 will start #shanivarnocar (Saturdaynocar) campaign from March 13. The campaign is being spearheaded by the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) and the Ranchi Smart City Corporation Limited (RSCCL). RMC has already held extensive meetings with NGOs, traders outfitContinue Reading
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that he would look into the case of an 83-year-old Catholic priest, held in India on allegations he was linked to Maoists. Responding March 10 to a request from a member of the House of Representatives, Blinken asked for more informationContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad: Today, March 12, has two significant anniversaries. Ninety-one years ago, in 1930, Mahatma Gandhi began his famous protest, the Dandi March, not far from the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to protest the tax salt imposed by the British. It was a Civil Disobedience movement –Continue Reading
By SAMYA KULLAB Baghdad: The story of Doha Sabah Abdallah’s personal tragedy and loss deeply resonated with Pope Francis during his historic visit last weekend to the northern Iraqi town of Qaraqosh, once devastated by Islamic State group militants. Back in 2014, her son’s death alerted the town’s Christian communityContinue Reading
Mumbai: The chief administrator of the spiritual movement Brahma Kumaris died March 11 at a private hospital in Mumbai. She was 92. Dadi Hriday Mohini was undergoing treatment at Saifee Hospital in Mumbai for the past 15 days, according to a spokesperson of the spiritual organization. Her mortal remains willContinue Reading
By Miki Perkins Melbourne: Anjali Sharma first felt a sick sense of climate-related dread in the pit of her stomach when she was a primary school student. Keen to find out more about climate change, the 16-year-old watched an online video that warned Earth only had eight years before itContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ajmer: A Catholic priest, who recently assaulted his bishop, has been suspended, according to a letter from the victim prelate. In a letter to Father Varghese Palappallil, Bishop Pius Thomas D’Souza of Ajmer cited the second section of Canon law 1370 to inform his priest assaulterContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ajmer: A Catholic priest of Ajmer diocese, currently facing sexual abuse allegation, has physically attacked his bishop, says a message from the vicar general. The March 9 message from Father Cosmos Shekhawat terms as “very unfortunate” the attack that took place in the Bishop’s House twoContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: A special court in Mumbai March 11 deferred its order on the bail plea of tribal rights activist Jesuit Father Stan Swamy, plunging his confreres and supporters into gloom. “Yes sad, and bad indeed,” the Jesuit Conference of South Asia reacted to the news. “TheContinue Reading
