By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Aug 22, 2020: A neo-Christian group in New Delhi on August 21 launched a project to supply free oxygen to the poor and needy suffering from Covid-19. The Fellowship of Bethesda Christian Church, the main organization behind the initiative, collaborates with Bethesda Christian TrustContinue Reading
Vadodara, Aug 22, 2020: Jesuit Father P D Mathew, the first Catholic priest to become a lawyer in India, has recently celebrated the golden jubilee of his religious life as a Jesuit. His is an inspiring story of empowering thousands of our citizens through his mission of legal aid. FatherContinue Reading
Ankara, Jan 21, 2020: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on August 21 reconverted the historic Chora church, one of Istanbul’s most celebrated Byzantine buildings, into a mosque, a month after opening the famed Hagia Sophia to Muslim worship. The medieval Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, built near the ancientContinue Reading
Seoul, August 21, 2020: South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who is facing increased pressure over some of his policies, on August 20 hosted a luncheon for Catholic leaders, asking for their cooperation in tackling the Covid-19 coronavirus. “We must overcome the coronavirus (and) we will do our best to overcomeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chhota Udaipur, Aug 21, 2020: The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDS), an NGO, has reached out 172,955 poor in western India, since April. Salesian Father Rolvin D’Mello, executive director of DBDS, told Matters India that they have joined several other NGOs and civil society groups toContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 21, 2020: Did you ever notice that the alphabet “C” has shot to prominence in this Covid-19 era? See the “Sea of Change” that the alphabet “C” has brought! No one expected that the alphabet “C” would play a completely overwhelming role compared withContinue Reading
Kohima, August 21,2020: Against the backdrop of rising concerns regarding a certain ‘Church of Almighty God’ or Lightning cult from China, the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) has issued a cautionary notice on August 20. A statement from Rev Dr Zelhou Keyho, General Secretary NBCC stated that a cult, calledContinue Reading
Kochi, August 21, 2020: Payal was four years old when her father Pramod Kumar left his village in Bihar. Those were the days when Kerala hadn’t yet become a sought after destination for workers from other states. Pramod Kumar came to Ernakulam with his family of four- his wife BinduContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, Aug 21, 2020: As long as there are prophets like Prashant Bhushan who act as the conscience of the nation, Indian democracy and universal values enshrined in the preamble of the Constitution will be preserved. At a time when many celebrities, political leaders, bureaucrats and evenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Aug 21, 2020: The head of the Jesuits in South Asia has urged his men to observe a day of fasting in solidarity with Prashant Bhushan, an activist lawyer who has been convicted for contempt of court. “We invite you to join the variousContinue Reading
