Darjeeling:: Salesian College Sonada/Siliguri was among ten Christian colleges around the world selected for a study on Digital Policy framing in post covid world, 26 October 2020. New York based “United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia” Office which has some 600 affiliate colleges and universities facilitated the study.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Pope’s Francis’ recent comments on gay civil union are misunderstood and misinterpreted, says Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the head of the Catholic Church in India and one of the seven advisers of the pontiff. “There is no change in the Church doctrine at all. TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Varanasi: Father Jerome Gyanprakash Sylvester, a member of the Indian Missionary Society and an expert on the Khrist Bhakta (Devotee of Christ) Movement of Varanasi, died October 27 following a massive heart attack. He was 58. “He complained of chest pain this morning. He reached aContinue Reading
By Martin Valiyaparambil Rewa: Every religion has its own customs, traditions, signs, symbols, and worships. Profane to any of these by word or deed is the desecration of God. It mutilates the faith of the people and a dishonor to their leaders concerned. Recently, a group of ‘freakens’ has defiledContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Several organizations representing a cross section of Indians have demanded the immediate and unconditional release of those arrested in the Bhima Koregaon case such as Jesuit Father Stan Swamy. “Instead of fabricating false cases and trying to keep these in the prison, the governmentContinue Reading
Hyderabad: As part of the Dussehra festivities, the Kanyaka Parameswari Goddess temple in Telangana has been decorated with origami flowers made of currency notes valued at more than 10 million rupees. The substantial offering has been made amid an unprecedented economic downturn during the coronavirus pandemic. Neatly folded currency notesContinue Reading
Yangon: Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, president of the Federation of Asian Bishop’s Conference (FABC), has called for the immediate release of Jesuit human rights activist Father Stan Swamy. Hailing the 83-year-old Indian Jesuit priest as the “Friend of the Indigenous People,’ the Myanmar cardinal made the appeal through a letterContinue Reading
By Frida Toppo Guwahati: Lilymaxima Ekka, a staff member of a forum that works for development of northeastern India, is concerned mainly with checking trafficking of tribal girls from the region. The Guwahati-based North East Diocesan Social Service Society (NEDSSS) has assigned the 25-year-old to focus on tribal women inContinue Reading
New Delhi: Mithilesh Pandey finally caught an acting break this year. The 22-year-old is playing the deity Lord Ram in Ramlila, a yearly folk dramatisation of the Ramayana, a two millennia-old epic revered by Hindus. Ram is the hero of this enduring tale of familial obligations, loyalty, hardships and sacrifice.Continue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on October 25 named 13 new cardinals, including two Asians. In a surprise announcement from his studio window to faithful standing below in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis said the churchmen would be elevated to a cardinal’s rank in a ceremony on Nov. 28. Nine ofContinue Reading
