New Delhi: Seema Mustafa, the Editor of The Citizen, has been elected as President of the Editors Guild of India, a statement by the top body of editorial leaders said Oct.17. The announcement came after the results of an online election held on October 16 were declared. In the sameContinue Reading
By Victor Edwin New Delhi: Marian Brehmer is an author, freelance journalist and academic researcher, focusing on Islamic spirituality and culture. Based in Istanbul, Turkey, he works for a wide range of magazines and newspapers and is the founder of the blog “Sacred Journalism” (www.sacredjournalism.org), which focuses on spiritual writingContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Holy See press office said Saturday a resident of the Vatican hotel where Pope Francis also lives has tested positive for COVID-19. The person has been temporarily moved out of the Casa Santa Marta residence and placed in isolation, the Oct. 17 statement said. Anyone who cameContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) on October 18 mourned the death of Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan, head of the Mar Thoma Church and “a doyen among Asian ecclesiastical and ecumenical leaders.” The metropolitan, who was a former president of the conference, died atContinue Reading
Darjeeling: A Hills college marked 94th World Mission Sunday with a multi-city release of a book written by its alumnus, 18 October 2020. The book entitled ‘Cross on the Roof” a Brief History of the Catholic Church in Tibet and Nepal by Fr. George Thirumalachalil is a Salesian College PublicationContinue Reading
By Swami Sachidananda Bharathi Kochi: Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan, who died October 18 aged 90 at Thiruvalla in Kerala, was a great Christian leader who was an ardent promoter of ecumenical unity and interreligious dialogue. His demise is an irredeemable loss not only for the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian ChurchContinue Reading
By George Cheriyan Thiruvalla: Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan, the supreme head of the Indian face of the Christian faith, died of old age ailments October 18 at Thiruvalla, Kerala. He was 89. The death of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church head occurred around 2:38 am at a private hospitalContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis October 17 accepted the resignation of the bishop of the Polish diocese of Kalisz who has been accused of shielding priests known to have sexually abused children. A Vatican statement said Bishop Edward Janiak had handed in his resignation and that the Pope had appointed ArchbishopContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jagdalpur: A mob attacked a Christian for not renouncing his faith in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, Persecution Relief reported October 17. The man identified only as Jaithal, who lives in a village in Jagdalpur district, had received warnings and threats to recant his faithContinue Reading
New Delhi: India ranked 94 among 107 nations in the Global Hunger Index 2020 and is in the ‘serious’ hunger category with experts blaming poor implementation processes, lack of effective monitoring, siloed approach in tackling malnutrition and poor performance by large states behind the low ranking. Last year, India’s rankContinue Reading
