By Michael Gryboski Alabama: Two people who were sexually abused as minors have filed suit against Pornhub and its owner, Mindgeek, over videos of their abuse being uploaded to the popular pornography website. In a class action complaint filed February 11 in the United States District Court for the NorthernContinue Reading
For decades, the world has turned a blind eye to India’s abysmal human rights record. This approach draws from a broad perception of India as a strategic ally. For one, the United States, like much of the global community, sees India as an important counterweight to China. They are theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: The police in Kerala have ruled out foul play in the death of a Catholic nun in the southern Indian state. A post mortem examination done on the body of Sister Jessina Thomas suggests that she had died due to drowning in a quarry, theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The United Christian Forum has urged the administration and the Directorate of Education of Daman to immediately withdraw a circular making veneration of goddess Saraswati compulsory in all schools under the Union Territory in western India. “The Christian community in Dadra and Nagar HaveliContinue Reading
Vienna: Euthanasia and assisted suicide cases have risen rapidly in Belgium and the Netherlands since the practices were legalized in 2002, according to a bioethics institute. The Vienna-based Institute for Medical Anthropology and Bioethics (IMABE) noted on Feb. 12 that cases had increased in Belgium from just 24 in 2002Continue Reading
Washington D.C.: According to new rules which will reportedly take effect on May 1, China’s state-run Catholic Church and bishops’ conference will select, approve, and ordain episcopal candidates—with no mention of the Vatican’s involvement in the process. China’s new “Administrative Measures for Religious Clergy” will go into effect on MayContinue Reading
Sidhi : At least 45 people, including 20 women, were killed when a packed bus skidded off the road and plunged into a canal in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district on February 16 morning, a senior official said. The accident took place near Patna village, around 80 km from the SidhiContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru: Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Joseph Aind of Dibrugarh on attaining 75, the canonical year of retirement. The Salesian prelate was succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Albert Hemrom of the same diocese in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, says a February 15Continue Reading
Rome: A Vatican diplomat on February 15 said that the advancement of more women in leadership positions in public life will contribute to peace and security. Father Janusz Urbańczyk told the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe that “building a better future requires the complementary collaboration of men andContinue Reading
Natukani: When Kerala witnessed the worst flood of the century in 2018 and many lost their homes, a safe roof to live under was their only concern next. In fact, Father Jijo Kurian, a priest living in a monastery in Idukki district, realized this when he was on a rescueContinue Reading
