By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Dec 20, 2023: Church groups in India on December 20 expressed joy after a court granted bail to a priest and three Catholics in judicial custody for nearly three months for allegedly violating an anti-conversion law. The Allahabad High Court, the top court of UttarContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Dec 20, 2023: More than 15,000 people attended the largest Christian gathering in India held recently on a public beach in Mumbai. “This was the 58th annual Prabhu Yeshu Janmotsav (birthday celebrations of Lord Jesus) to spread the message of love, peace and goodwill toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Churachandpur, Dec 20, 2023: After nearly eight months of tense waiting, Christians in Manipur on December 20 conducted the burials of 87 members of Kuki-Zo communities at two places in Churachandpur district in the strife-torn northeastern Indian state. “A poignant symphony of sorrow echoed as peopleContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pilar, Dec 20, 2023: Divli folk dance of Goa and Qawwali were performed to communicate the message of Christmas at Sadbhav Christmas – a Christmas celebration with people from different Faith communities, organized by the Society of Pilar, an indigenous congregation. It was held on DecemberContinue Reading
By Midhun J Francis Rome, Dec 19, 2023: The Catholic Church, in its mission to spread the message of Christ, is engaged in a multi-layered process known as inculturation. In the intricate diversity of the Church’s mission, the dynamic interplay of liturgy, synodality, listening, and inculturation emerges as a profoundContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Dec 19, 2023: In cricketing parlance, once five wickets are down, the tail is exposed. The batters have been exhausted and only the bowlers remain, to put up some resistance. After the fall from grace (pun intended) of Cardinal George Alencherry and Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of Ernakulam,Continue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Raghabpur, Dec 19, 2023: The need for encouraging genuine literature and art to withstand the onslaught of Artificial Intelligence (AI)was stressed at the launch of a cultural hub in a West Bengal town. “While humans struggle to find the right word to describe a situation, AI mightContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Dec 19, 2023: When Jesuit Father George Hilarion Thakkur did not respond to my usual “Good Morning” WhatsApp greeting on December 16, I did not find anything amiss. Either he or I would often delay our response for a few hours. But we did greetContinue Reading
By George Pattery Kolkata, Dec 19, 2023: Even as the Major archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church is dethroned on various counts, the sui juris synod is relying on the Rome Visitor to find a way out of the self-made crisis during his second visit! Is the sui juris status getting compromised?Continue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Dec 18, 2023: In a groundbreaking declaration, the Vatican announced December 18 that same-sex couples and others, living in irregular relationships, could seek and receive a blessing. Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernadez, the recently appointed Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine for the Faith announcedContinue Reading
