By Alessandro De Carolis and Linda Bordoni Rome: Pope Francis has sent a message to “Coldiretti,” Italy’s biggest farmers’ association, reiterating that the global response to the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic must be rooted in a culture of service. The need to relaunch the economy, and with itContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Brussels: India was listed the fifth most dangerous country for journalists by the largest organization for media persons in the world. The International Federation of Journalists reports that as many as 2,658 journalists have been murdered all over the world in the past 30 years. TheContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Jesuit Father Stan Lourduswamy, now languishing in a Mumbai jail, has been selected for an award honoring Mukundan C Menon, a noted journalist who founded non-governmental human rights organizations such as People’s Union for Civil Liberties. Father Stan Swamy, as the Catholic priest is popularlyContinue Reading
ROSARIO, Argentina -– A nun in India, with the help of several volunteers, has led the largest survey of domestic workers ever conducted, providing unprecedented insights into working conditions for one of the country’s most oft-exploited sectors. “Our organization is dedicated to women, girls and children especially the most vulnerableContinue Reading
Chinese courtrooms this month were the scene of two trials prosecuting Christian businessmen for selling audio versions of the Bible, a new crackdown that is part of a government campaign to “eradicate pornography and illegal publications.” Lai Jinqiang, a Christian businessman whose company sells an audio Bible player — anContinue Reading
By Javed Akhtar New Delhi: Jesuit Father Victor Edwin is a lecturer at Vidyajyoti College of Theology, Delhi, where he teaches Christian theology and Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. He is also director of the Vidyajyoti Institute of Islamic Studies. Besides, he serves as Secretary of the Islamic Studies Association (ISA),Continue Reading
By Aas Mohammad Kaif New Delhi: Ramraj village falls on the Bijnor road, nearly 120 km northeast of Delhi. Sardar Jasvinder Singh, former Mayor of London, came from this village. Nearly 2,000 Sikhs live in Ramraj. The village is also called mini-Punjab. In Gurudwara Sahib Ramraj, situated on the sameContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on December 14 issued notices to among others the federal and Kerala governments on a petition challenging the mandatory sacramental confessions practiced in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The petitioners, Mathew Mathachan and CV Jose, argued that the practice of undergoing “sacramental confession”Continue Reading
An Austrian Catholic archbishop expressed dismay after the country’s top court ruled that assisted suicide should no longer be a criminal offense. In a Dec. 11 statement, Archbishop Franz Lackner said that the court’s judgment that the ban on assisted suicide was unconstitutional was a fundamental “cultural breach.” “Up untilContinue Reading
India was categorised as a “Tier 2 country” in last year’s listing. But the State Department notification, now issued, does not name it among countries of particular concern. Last year, the US religious commission noted that religious freedom conditions in India experienced a drastic turn downward, with religious minorities underContinue Reading
