By Jacob Mar Barnabas Aerath New Delhi, Sept 20, 2020: At 6:15 a.m. on May 1, the fifth anniversary of the inauguration of my eparchy, I went to the cathedral to celebrate Mass together with my priests and seminarians. I was surprised to see around 25 people at the gate.Continue Reading
Thane, Sept 20, 2020: A 106-year-old woman from Maharashtra’s Thane district defeated Covid-19 and was discharged from hospital on September 20 with doctors and nurses giving her a warm farewell. With happiness writ large on her face, the unnamed woman proudly displayed her discharge certificate to the media before walkingContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Sept 20, 2020: Several Catholic groups in India have expressed relief after the Vatican removed its controversial envoy from the country. Pope Francis Aug. 29 suddenly transferred Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro, apostolic nuncio to India and Nepal, to Brazil amid accusations of inaction against allegedly corruptContinue Reading
Ranchi, Sept 2020: The Catholic Church in Jharkhand has asked the state government to pass a bill for a separate code for Adivasis in the eastern Indian state. Catholic bishops of Jharkhand, led by the Ranchi Archdiocese, September 19 wrote to the chief minister to remind him that the IndianContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Sept 19, 2020: One of the seven crimes about which Mahatma Gandhi had mentioned is: “Pleasure without conscience.” Charvaka, also known as Lokāyata, is an ancient school of Indian materialism. The main motto of those who followed this philosophy was: “Eat, Drink and Make Merry”.Continue Reading
September 19. 2020: A lethal mix of conflict, climate change and the coronavirus pandemic is pushing millions of people around closer to starvation, the World Food Programme (WFP) chief has warned, urging wealthier nations and billionaires to help ensure their survival. David Beasley told the UN Security Council on SeptContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ernakulum, September 19, 2020: The body of Apostolic Nuncio to Japan Archbishop Joseph Chennoth is scheduled to arrive in Kerala, southern India on September 21. The 75-year-old Indian prelate died September 7 in Tokyo following a heart attack. The prelate’s body will reach at 9.40 amContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Taran Taran, Sept 19, 2020: A pastor and his family were attacked with swords and butcher’s knives by a gang of religious goons in Taran Taran district of Punjab, a state in northern India. “We were on our way back from a prayer meeting at aroundContinue Reading
By Inés San Martín Rome, Sept 19, 2020: Pope Francis told a group of parents of LGBT children Sept.16 that God loves them as they are, and that the Church loves them because they are “children of God.” The pontiff’s words came during a short, private encounter with some 40Continue Reading
By Vinod Sushil Soreng Chennai, Sept 19, 2020: Father Erik Breye, the legendary Jesuit from Belgium, passed away on September 18, leaving behind a rich legacy of scholarship, higher learning and individual life of holiness perfected by simplicity and humility. He was 80 and was a Jesuit for 61 yearsContinue Reading
