Vatican City: The Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul has been nominated for the Sakharov Prize for his work to preserve hundreds of historic manuscripts from destruction by the Islamic State in 2014. Dominican Archbishop Najeeb Michaeel has worked since 1990 to preserve manuscripts and other historic documents from the Mosul area.Continue Reading
London: Combining creativity, debate, stories of political activism and practical action, poetry and prayer – the free Online Festival promises to entertain, inform and inspire. The October 23-25 festival to be held via Zoom will kick off with a panel discussion: “Re-imagining a better future” featuring Bishop James Jones, CleoContinue Reading
Ukhrul: Tangkhul Churches on September 24 fasted and prayed for Naga unity and for peaceful settlement of the Naga political issue. Briefing the media, Remember Rimai, convener of Tangkhul Community Inter-Denomination Churches leaders and a pastor of Union Baptist Church in Ukhrul town, highlighted the main objectives of holding theContinue Reading
Simdega: Seven tribal Christians were allegedly beaten, partially tonsured and forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram” (Hail Lord Ram) in a Jharkhand village for allegedly slaughtering a cow. The September 16 incident, reported to the police the next day, came to public only on September 25 when former zilla parishadContinue Reading
Palghar: Mumbai’s neighboring district, Palghar, is grappling with the Covi-19 pandemic with a mid-September tally of more than 29,000 cases. In a bid to provide for sustainable access to food and livelihood, the Mary Help of Christians Parish in Naigoan, run by the Salesians, joined local area leaders, government institutions,Continue Reading
Kolkata: The music department of a school in Kolkata has engineered the launch of a project where artists from across the globe come together to spread the message of love, hope and unity. “Artists from Japan to Brazil from Canada to Australia have come together to share just one messageContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, Sept 25, 2020: A group of inter faith leaders meeting on South East Asia Freedom of Religion or Belief (SEAFoRB) endorsed the role of religious leaders in peace-building and conflict resolution. Addressing the September 25 on-line gathering of 6th SEAFoRB, Myanmar Cardinal Charles Maung BoContinue Reading
Kandhamal: Officials in Odisha’s Kandhamal district have removed electric cables and ropes that villagers used to cross a river in Odisha’s Kandhamal district. The officials acted after videos and photos of people precariously perched on aluminum ropes while crossing the stream went viral on social media. More than 150 peopleContinue Reading
Bangkok: Christians in Thailand are celebrating after 1,435 people were baptized in a huge outdoor event. Believers from five different provinces of the Southeastern country gathered September 23 at a reservoir in central Thailand for the ceremony. Church planting groups Free in Jesus Christ Association (FJCCA) and Reach a VillageContinue Reading
New Delhi: The largest Christian human rights association of Bangladesh, ‘the Bangladesh Christian Association (BCA)’ has asked the government of Pakistan to repeal the controversial blasphemy law. The BCA submitted a memorandum to the Pakistan embassy in Dhaka on Wednesday demanding to end persecution and harassment of Christians and otherContinue Reading
