Matters India Reporter Siliguri, Sept. 10, 2025 — Nepal’s small Christian community is responding to the recent youth-led protests with a focus on peace and core principles. While not participating in the street demonstrations, Church leaders have shown solidarity with the youth’s demands for justice and good governance, which wereContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Siliguri, September 10, 2025 — The political upheaval in Nepal, which has seen the resignation of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and widespread protests, is causing a ripple effect in neighboring India, particularly in the Darjeeling hills. With a porous border and deep cultural ties, residentsContinue Reading
By Steve Biswakarma Special to Matters India Kathmandu, September 9, 2025 — Nepal entered a new political chapter on Sept 9 after Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli resigned amid unprecedented, youth-driven protests demanding an end to corruption and the restoration of civil liberties. The resignation, triggered Generation Z, hasContinue Reading
By C M Paul Siliguri, Sept 8, 2025: In a historic and highly anticipated ceremony, Pope Leo XIV canonized two young men, Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, on September 7, in St. Peter’s Square. The canonization of these two saints, one from the early 20th century and the otherContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pune, Sept 8, 2025: A total of 102 participants from across India gathered August 30-31 at Pune’s Jnana Deepa to address the implementation of the final document of the Synod on Synodality 2023–2024. In addition, more than 200 people joined the dialogue at a public meetingContinue Reading
By Elise Ann Allen Vatican City, Sept 7, 2025: Pope Leo XIV on September 7 canonized two young men who arguably encapsulate different aspects of his own papacy, and who the Church hopes can speak broadly to a younger generation of Catholics eager for new role models. In a MassContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter New Delhi, September 4, 2025: In the heart of New Delhi, where the aspirations of millions converge, a new wave of hope was set in motion for children like 10-year-old Kiran—once alone on the streets, now surrounded by friends from Snehalaya and buoyed by dreams. The DonContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Sept. 4, 2025: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India on September 4 expressed deep anguish and profound solidarity with the people of Punjab and Haryana who are suffering from the catastrophic floods, the worst in the region in decades. “Our thoughts and prayers areContinue Reading
Sucre, Sept 4, 2025: A Bolivian court has sentenced two elderly Spanish Jesuit priests to a year each in prison for concealing decades of child sex abuse committed by their colleague in the church. The convictions of Fathers Marcos Recolons, 81, and Ramon Alaix, 83, on September 2 mark Bolivia’sContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Sept 4, 2025: Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan dedicated his life to teacher, in the role of a president, an educationalist, an academic and a leader. He requested that his birthday, September 5, should not be observed as a personal celebration, but instead, to be dedicated toContinue Reading
