By Ngala Killian Chimtom Yaoundé, Cameroon, June 4, 2025: Flash floods that swept through some communities in Nigeria’s Benue state have killed more than 200 people with 500 more still missing. Authorities say there is no hope any of the missing might still be found alive. Father James Omeh, theContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Gangtok, May 28, 2025: In a historic milestone for Sikkim and the LGBTQ+ community, Jackielynn Pradhan has become the first transgender woman to be crowned Miss Universe Sikkim 2025, marking a breakthrough in inclusivity and representation. She will now represent the state at the Miss Universe IndiaContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Siliguri, June 1, 2025: Salesian College Autonomous, Siliguri, honored the final batch of undergraduate students under the Choice Based Credit System. At its 14th graduation ceremony on May 29, the college also celebrated the first group of masters students to graduate since the college attained autonomous statusContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi Vilakkannur, May 31, 2025: Apostolic nuncio to India and Nepal Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli on May 31 called on the Syro-Malabar Church to view India’s first Eucharistic miracle as a signal to overcome its internal disputes and foster unity. “How can one ignore the tensions that still divideContinue Reading
By Francesca Merlo Phnom Penh, May 31, 2025: Cardinal George Koovakad, prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, opened the eighth Buddhist-Christian Colloquium in Cambodia by urging people to build on their respective faith traditions to build peace through reconciliation and resilience. Religious leaders, scholars, and representatives of Buddhist andContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Gudrikia, May 27, 2025: Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar has blessed a church built at the site where a Protestant Christian was burnt alive during the 2008 anti-Christian violence. “The perpetrators of violence had planned to eliminate Christians from this region, but they have failed in frontContinue Reading
C. M. Paul Visakhapatanam, May 26, 2025: A non-governmental organization based in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, has opened a sustainable livelihood center for transgender individuals. The Nee Thodu Society for Transgender Persons operates under the leadership of Sister Amitha Polimetla, its founder director. The member of the Salvatorian Sisters Congregation isContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Calicut, May 26, 2025: More than 10,000 people braved heavy rains to attend a ceremony to elevate Calicut diocese as a metropolitan archdiocese and its bishop as its first metropolitan archbishop. Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli led the May 25 ceremonies at St.Continue Reading
By Ezekiel Polinati Visakhapatnam, May 24, 2025: In a pioneering effort to revolutionize news reporting, MSFS Dhyanasharam hosted a dynamic two-day workshop, “AI-Powered News Reporting & Content Creation: Journalism 2.0.” Designed to equip clergy and religious communicators with cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools, May 23 to 24 initiative marks a boldContinue Reading
By Ajith Lawrence Thiruvananthapuram, May 16, 2025: The fisherman I recall best from the mist of time stood still on a wind-swept sand dune near India’s southern tip. Bare-chested, wrapped in a plaid sarong, looking as if carved from dark granite, he stood there, his gaze fixed on the farawayContinue Reading
