By Matters India Reporter Chatra, Aug 26, 2020: Two members of a neo-Christian sect were allegedly beaten a Hindu radical group when they prayed over a sick person in a village near Chatra town in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, Persecution Relief reported August 26. One Lakhan, a memberContinue Reading
By Irudaya Jothi Kolkata, Aug 26, 2020: Father Gaston Roberge, father of film studios in India who had associated with Satyajit Ray and other top filmmakers in the world, died on August 26 in Kolkata. He was 85. “Father Gaston Roberge passed away at 8:20 this morning. He received communionContinue Reading
By Derek O’Brien Kolkata, Aug 26, 2020: Mother Teresa (now St Teresa of Calcutta) and I had two things in common – both of us lived in Kolkata and both of us were Catholic. Yet, I wasn’t drawn to her because of my Christian faith. Growing up in a householdContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar, Aug 25, 2020: People who survived the India’s worst anti-Christian violence 12 years ago now plan a webinar to show their solidarity for those who have been targeted for their faith. “The purpose of this virtual webinar is to understand the violations against the Freedom of Religion and BeliefContinue Reading
Kochi, Aug 25, 2020: The Kerala Police on August 25 arrested three men from Uttar Pradesh for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Kochi. The gang rape was reported on August 23 at the Eloor police station in Ernakulam city. On the same day in Uttar Pradesh, a 17-year-old girl’sContinue Reading
Bengaluru , August 25, 2020: A bunch of city-based Benedictine monks dabbling in the business of cheese-making to sustain themselves for more than a decade, has top chefs in town lining up for their choice Italian cheeses. The monks have been supplying their wares to top hotel chains in theContinue Reading
Siliguri, Aug 25, 2020: The social service center of Bagdogra diocese in West Bengal honoured the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) staff’s service that they render to the public, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. On August 25, Seva Kendra Siliguri organised a program in front of the local ward office onContinue Reading
By Joanna Slater and Niha Masih New Delhi, August 25, 2020: When Ahmed Ali arrived in India earlier this year, he was looking forward to a month of religious study with a little souvenir shopping on the side. His trip did not go as planned. Instead, Ali — a pharmacyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 26, 2020: Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, head of the Syro-Malankara Church, has come to the aid of the Jacobite faction of the Syrian Orthodox Church that has lost its places of worship in a legal battle. “With great joy, we are offering you the Syro-MalankaraContinue Reading
By Saju Chackalackal Book Name: A Pillar and Guiding Light: Kuriakose Elias Chavara, a theologian of the Church (Theological Studies on Saint Chavara 4) Author: Sophy Rose CMC, Publications: Chavara Central Secretariat and Bangalore: Dharmaram Publications Pages 2020 Price: 160 rupees (US$ 15) For free download: http://chavaralibrary.in/Public/Theologies.aspx Kochi, Aug 26,Continue Reading
