Panaji: The novenas and feast of St Francis Xavier are going to be a digital experience this year. In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the novenas for the feast of St Francis Xavier – which commence on November 24 – will not be open for people at the Basilica ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter [Note from the Editors: An earlier version of the report has wrongly identified the bishop. The error is deeply regretted.] Kochi: A Catholic bishop has reportedly regretted attending a marriage between a Catholic woman and a Muslim man inside a church. “I attended the mixed marriageContinue Reading
By Mohammed Afroz and MD Tabrez Alam New Delhi: Jharkhand is considered one among the richest states in contemporary India because of its mineral resources and historical legacies of the commercial and cultural wealth of the past. Despite having an industrialized state, it continues to face the challenges of socioeconomicContinue Reading
Rome: A Polish cardinal recently sanctioned by the Vatican for sexual abuse has died at the age of 97. Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz died November 16 morning, the Polish bishops’ conference announced. In early November, the apostolic nunciature in Poland announced disciplinary measures against the cardinal on Nov. 6 as theContinue Reading
Mumbai: COVID-19 pandemic came like a thief to steal, to kill, and to destroy lives. I remember the thing that hit me the most was when work from home was announced. The second hit was when churches were shut down. Being a liturgist and actively involved in the ministry, IContinue Reading
Jawhar (Maharashtra): The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDS), an NGO, is to train tribal youth residing in the forests and hills of different villages in the Jawhar block of Palghar district of Maharashtra, Western India. DBDS has undertaken the new project in collaboration with Bosco Samajik Vikas Sanstha, another NGO,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: The Archdiocese of Bombay has decided to open churches in a graded way after the Maharashtra government permitted opening of places of worship from November 16. “Keeping in mind the experience of churches in other states which opened earlier, we thought it best to haveContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru: We all know that the Catholic Church believed and propagated, prior to second Vatican Council, that all those who do not believe in Jesus, that is all those who belong to other religions, will not get salvation. The second Vatican Council changed this fundamentalist view.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: A progressive Hindu group has expressed dismay and sadness over the arrest of a group of interfaith activists by the Uttar Pradesh police. “Faisal Khan has been working tirelessly over years for the cause of inter-religion peace and harmony,” says a statement from theContinue Reading
Madurai: A youth was beheaded by an armed gang in broad daylight in Madurai town in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The gang then threw the victim’s severed head outside Madurai’s St Mary’s Church. The November 15 incident on a busy street in Kizhavasal was recorded on cameraContinue Reading
