By Matters India Reporter BENGALURU, September 19, 2026:The newly formed National Federation of Churches in India (NFCI) held its first meeting on September 18, at St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, alongside the Fifth National Ecumenical Bishops’ Fellowship (NEBF) gathering. About 45 participants, including Archbishops, Bishops, Church Heads, andContinue Reading

By chhotebhai Kanpur, September 18, 2026: Pardon my penchant for words. On a more serious note, like a moth to the flame, I have a fatal attraction to the Word, the Word made flesh, Jesus, the Word, and “the Word was God” (Jn 1:10). I had been mulling over theseContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, September 18, 2026: The Bangiya Christiya Pariseba (Bengal Christian Council) has voiced grave concern over rising violence and systemic harassment faced by the Christian community across West Bengal. Despite repeated appeals for official hearings and independent inquiries into baseless conversion allegations, state authorities have remainedContinue Reading

By Christ Minj Siliguri, September 16, 2026: The Radio Club members of Salesian College (Autonomous), Siliguri marked National Radio Day with the public unveiling of ECOTUNES, an innovative project that transforms electrical signals from living plants into musical patterns. Conceived by a Psychology student Anand Kumar, Founder of the RadioContinue Reading

By George Kommattam KOCHI, September 16, 2026: A Kerala-born nurse working in the United Kingdom has won the world’s largest nursing award for her work in organ donation, community engagement and strengthening opportunities for internationally trained nurses. Doctor Agimol Pradeep, a Senior Transplant Coordinator at King’s College Hospital, London, hasContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter MANILA, September 14, 2026: Catholic digital missionaries and communicators from across Asia are gathering at Radio Veritas Asia in Fairview Park, Quezon City, for the first Asian Catholic Digital Missionary Assembly. The assembly, a four-day event focused on strengthening collaboration, learning and digital evangelization across theContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter BENGALURU, September 15, 2026: A high‑level Christian delegation led by Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore met All‑India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sept. 14 to press for urgent action on issues affecting the Christian community in Karnataka. The delegation, which included bishops and seniorContinue Reading

By M.K.George Rome, September 14, 2026: The Great Nicobar Project, many warn, could be an ecological disaster in the making. But the official narrative says it is a great project promising much-needed development and a strategic gateway for India’s trade and security. But it surprises me that the project doesContinue Reading