By Joanna Slater New Delhi: Marrying across religious lines has always been a challenge in India, a vast multifaith democracy where the pull of family and tradition remains strong. Now politicians in India’s ruling party are contemplating laws to thwart such unions, driven by a conspiracy theory that views themContinue Reading
Mumbai: After almost a nine-month hiatus, churches across the Archdiocese of Bombay celebrated the Holy Eucharist on Nov. 29 Last week, Cardinal Oswald Gracias had issued a circular informing the laity about the decision to start celebrating Mass from November 29 onwards. The first day turned out to be aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Colleagues and friends of Ataullah Siddiqui have recalled the UK-based Islamic scholar’s contributions to the promotion of Christian-Muslim relations. They shared their experience with Siddiqui at an online event organized by the Delhi-based Islamic Studies Association on November 29. Siddiqui died November 9 ofContinue Reading
By Frida Toppo Raiganj: A 52-year-old priest of the diocese of Raiganj in West Bengal has died in a road accident. The accident occurred on November 29 when Father Clement Kerketta, assistant parish priest of Catholic Church in Debijhora, was returning after attending the ordination anniversary of his minor seminaryContinue Reading
By Anugrah Kumar Minya: A mob of Muslim villagers attacked the homes and shops of Coptic Christians in Egypt’s Minya governorate over rumors that a Christian had posted a comment denigrating Islam on Facebook, according to reports. At least one elderly woman was hospitalized for burns suffered in the fireContinue Reading
By Balakrishna Ganeshan Visakhapatnam: V S Krishna, a human rights activist, has been fighting for 11 Adivasi women, who were allegedly raped by the Greyhounds, the elite anti-Naxal police force in Andhra Pradesh, at gun-point. After more than a decade since the incident, the state police have booked Krishna underContinue Reading
By Dhanusha Gokulan Dubai: Sulaiman Nellisserry, a Kerala native who was Maradona’s driver for eight years when the latter was a UAE resident, was left shattered when he saw a television channel flashing news of the football legend’s death. “I worked for him for eight long years. To him, IContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis on November 26 raised 13 new cardinals to the highest rank in the Catholic hierarchy and immediately warned them not to use their titles for corrupt, personal gain, presiding over a ceremony marked from beginning to end by the coronavirus pandemic. Two new “princes” of the church,Continue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai: From last three decades or so the debate comes up intermittently as to whether Congress and BJP are two sides of the same coin. Many political parties; time and over again; have been taking up this formulation as a justification for Third front, which is awayContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: The Bombay archdiocese has mourned the death of Monsignor Nereus Rodrigues, a pioneer of education in the western Indian city of Mumbai. The monsignor spent more than 60 years in the archdiocese’s education apostolate and founded St Andrew’s College in Bandra. He was 97. During hisContinue Reading
