By Julio Ribeiro Mumbai: As a product of Jesuit education, I have a soft corner for Jesuit priests. The arrest of Father Stan Swami, a Jesuit born in Tamil Nadu, who opted to live and serve in the Jamshedpur province, tending to the needs of the Adivasis of the area,Continue Reading
By Paul Bond Tennessee: At an October 17 Trucks for Trump Rally in Tennessee, a pastor named Bryan Nerren took the stage to speak about religious persecution in India. The topic isn’t exactly top of mind among the Trump faithful, but Nerren did his best to make it relevant. HisContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Muzaffarpur: The Bihar unit of a forum fighting human trafficking has demanded candidates for the state assembly election to pledge their support to a campaign to eradicate the social menace. The Collective Coalition against Human Trafficking (CCHT) October 30 launched “Bihar ka Sankalp” (Bihar’s oath) toContinue Reading
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, civil and ecclesial authorities in the Philippines have agreed to cancel the Black Nazarene celebration in 2021, which gathers millions of churchgoers in Manila each January. Known as the traslacion, the 19-hour procession through the streets of Manila takes place each year on Jan. 9.Continue Reading
Paris: France stepped up security nationwide on October 30 to guard against new Islamist attacks following the fatal stabbings at a church in Nice, while Muslims in other countries protested in over perceived French slights to the Prophet Mohammad. President Emmanuel Macron deployed thousands of soldiers to protect sites suchContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kalimpong: A retired priest of Darjeeling diocese, who contributed to Nepali liturgical music, passed away on October 29. He was 78. At the time of death, Father Leonard Tamsang was residing at Gianora Home Diocesan Home for the elderly priests, Kalimpong. He was a priest forContinue Reading
Raipur: Social and civil rights groups have expressed serious concern over increasing incidents of violence against tribal Christians in Bastar in Chhattisgarh and urged the central Indian state government to conduct an impartial investigation and to take preventive measures to protect peace and harmony in the tribal region. Social activistContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna: A Jesuit college in Patna, capital of Bihar, October 29 organized a “know your candidate” event as a three-phase exercise is underway to elect the 243 members to its Legislative of the eastern Indian state. Some candidates of Digha, one of the assembly constituencies inContinue Reading
London: British Indian journalist and author Anita Anand’s book that tells the story of a young man caught up in the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar has been shortlisted for a prestigious history-literary prize in the UK. ‘The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj’Continue Reading
NICE, France: A knife-wielding attacker shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest) beheaded a woman and killed two other people in a church in the French city of Nice on Oct. 29. A defiant President Emmanuel Macron, declaring that France had been subject to an Islamist terrorist attack, said he wouldContinue Reading
