Kampala, Sep 5, 2020: The Covod-19 pandemic is testing the patience of some religious leaders across Africa who worry they will lose followers, and funding, as restrictions on gatherings continue. Some evangelical Christian leaders in Uganda have launched a campaign with the now-universal phrase of protest: “I can”t breathe.” TheirContinue Reading
Hyderabad, Sept. 5, 2020: The new secretariat complex to be built by the Telangana government in place of the recently demolished old structures in front of the picturesque Hussainsagar lake in Hyderabad will reflect religious harmony. Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sept 5 announced that the new secretariatContinue Reading
Vatican City, Sept 5, 2020: At the age of 93 and nearly five months, Benedict XVI September 4 officially became the oldest pope in history, even if the record is complicated by the fact that he stepped down in 2013 and holds the status of “pope emeritus.” Benedict was theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Sept 5, 2020: A church building was demolished at the dead of night by religious fanatics on September 2 in the southern Indian state of Telangana. The attack is the aftermath of a police complaint made against the fanatics who have been harassing theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chennai, Sept 5, 2020: Discrimination against Dalit Christians in the church must end, says Dalit Christian Activist. “The Cross that the Dalit Christians carry following the commands of Jesus is made up of Iron. For that reason, we continue to face discrimination, while the Catholic ChurchContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Sept 5, 2020: The Catholic Church has deliberately sidelined Dalit priests for the appointment of bishops and other major posts, an online conference has alleged. Suitable Dalit priests are purposefully discriminated in the process of selecting bishops in the Catholic Church, says a press releaseContinue Reading
By Carolina De Jesus Jerusalem, Sept 4, 2020: I was born six years after my parents’ marriage. My parents were so desperate to have a child that they prayed intensely to God with the help of Saint Jude, the patron saint of the ‘impossible’ cases, and Saint Clara. My motherContinue Reading
By Deep Kumar Patna, Sept 4, 2020: A webinar on India’s New Education Policy held September 4 in Patna, Bihar, heard eminent speakers highlight the multi-disciplinary approach of the policy to create a smart and creative India. “NEP 2020 has incorporated the whole educational system in reform. The new educationalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, Sept 4, 2020: The plight of migrants in India during the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, says a nun, who has been helping migrants since the country went to lockdown March 24 night. After more than six months, hundreds of migrants are still strugglingContinue Reading
New Delhi: Sept 4, 2020: The Supreme Court has upheld the Calcutta High Court’s decision to restrain six Church schools from taking “coercive action” against students defaulting fee payment. The schools, managed by the Church of North India, had moved the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court’s August 18Continue Reading
