Bengaluru: More than 100 participants from all over the world graduated in a Bible study on November 26. The certificate course was on contextualized Biblical Hermeneutics. As many as 25 lectures by scholars from different Christian denominations were offered. Participants attended the weekly discourses for almost seven months submitting essaysContinue Reading
High-ranking Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who, Israel alleged, led the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear programme until its disbanding in the early 2000s has been “assassinated” in an ambush near Tehran. Fakhrizadeh was shot and injured “by terrorists” in his vehicle in Absard, a suburb in eastern Tehran, and laterContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Secunderabad: The Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI), one of the world’s largest healthcare organizations, has reached out to around 3 million people in the past year. The association released its annual report at the recently concluded general body meeting. “During the financial year 2019-2020, CHAIContinue Reading
New Delhi: India has the highest bribery rate in Asia and the most number of people who use personal connections to access public services, according to a new report by corruption watchdog Transparency International. The Global Corruption Barometer (GCB), Asia, found that nearly 50 per cent of those who paidContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Civil society groups across India organized a “National Vigil” for the country’s Constitution and Human Rights Defenders on November 26, the National Constitution Day. Several programs were conducted, including the recitation of the national recitation of the Preamble of the Constitution at 5.00 pm.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Pope Francis has dismissed from priesthood the former spokesperson of the Catholic Church in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. “Now, with regret and pain I wish to formally communicate to everyone that by an official decree from our Supreme Pontiff Pope Francis,Continue Reading
By Gerard O’Connell Rome: In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, something new is underway in Rome, with the help of the Society of Jesus, and it is the Program for Discerning Leadership. It aims to build the capacity of senior church leaders, including officials of the Roman Curia, generalContinue Reading
South Dakota: A South Dakota priest has been sentenced to almost eight years in federal prison, after he was convicted of 65 felonies related to stealing donations from Catholic parishes. Ordered to pay more than $300,000 in restitution, the priest said he stole in part because he disagrees with CatholicContinue Reading
Vatican:A Swiss Catholic diocese that elects its own bishop from a shortlist drawn up by the Holy See has rejected all three candidates proposed by Pope Francis, according to local media. The Swiss daily newspaper Tages-Anzeiger reported that the cathedral chapter of the Diocese of Chur failed November 24 toContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Berhampur: The Coronavirus pandemic has affected one of the important Christian celebrations in Odisha, eastern India. The Odisha Church on November 27 celebrates the feast of Mary Queen of the Mission in Berhampur, some 179 km southwest of Bhubaneswar, the state capital. The annual feast usually attractsContinue Reading
