Vijayawada: Indian Dalit Christian Rights (IDCR) leaders have demanded an unconditional apology from BJP Telangana state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar for linking Christianity with politics and terming YSR Congress as “Bible party” hurting the sentiments of the entire community. IDCR national president and YSRC senior leader Perike Vara Prasad RaoContinue Reading
Rome: Of the more than 76,000 people known to have died of COVID-19 in Italy the past 11 months, more than 200 were priests, according to the Catholic newspaper, Avvenire. Already four priests have died since the start of 2021, the newspaper said Jan. 6, adding that the cumulative tollContinue Reading
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Jan 7 stayed a single judge bench order directing the federal forces to take over a church in Kothamangalam, a town in Ernakulam district. A division bench issued the stay on an appeal by filed the state government challenging the December 8 order ofContinue Reading
Manila: The Veritas Asia Institute of Social Communication (VAISCOM) established by the Federation of Asian Bishops Conference (FABC) Office of Social Communication (OSC) for the formation of pastoral personnel in Asia has launched three online courses. Chairman, FABC OSC, Bishop Roberto Mallari, inaugurated a website (www.vaiscom.org) and launched the onlineContinue Reading
Washington: Church leaders have united to condemn protesters who stormed the US Capitol Building attempting to block the confirmation of Joe Biden’s election victory. The violence occurred hours before the US Congress formally certified Joe Biden as the next US president, dealing a hammer blow to Donald Trump and hisContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi: It’s been a year since a mere 50-200 nanometers sized virus has been holding man hostage. Making him appear helpless, vulnerable and without a clue before its relentless march across the globe. The ‘viral march’ which commenced in the wet markets of China’s Wuhan continuesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thrissur: An 18-year-old student of Bengaluru’s Christ University used his drone to save four fishermen who floated in the sea for hours after their boat capsized. Devang Subil, a student Bachelor of Technology, had come to his home in Kerala after the coronavirus forced closure ofContinue Reading
Rourkela: At least four workers died on January 6 after inhaling a toxic gas leaked at Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) in Odisha of the state-run Steel Authority of India, while a few others fell ill, official sources said. The accident happened at a coal chemical department facility in the morning,Continue Reading
Budaun: A 50-year-old woman was brutally gangraped and murdered by allegedly three people, including a priest, in the Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on January 6. The police arrested two of them on January 5, while all three of the accused have been booked under respective provisions. TheContinue Reading
By Rosamma Thomas Pune: The UN has published a letter its special rapporteurs had written to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the closure of the Amnesty International’s work in the country. They had offered the Indian government 60 days to respond to their October 21, 2020, letter where theyContinue Reading
