By Matters India Reporter Bhopal, Sept 11, 2020: The future of India looks grim as Facebook is being widely used to inject hatred and spread communal violence within the country, alleges Shibu Thomas, founder director of Persecution Relief, an inter-denominational organization dedicated to helping the Church in India. In aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), September 11, 2020: A Salesian NGO has built a new check-dam at Ujjani-Pimpalgaon in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, Western India to address the agrarian distress of farmers. The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDS) through its implementing partner, Bosco Gramin Vikas Kendra (BGVK) is currently implementing theContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Mumbai, September 10, 2020 — Youth workers in Mumbai have come up with on-line youth centres connecting marginalised children not only in their neighbourhood but also from Don Bosco institutions across India with no extra cost. Some 1,000 children across India (Mumbai, Pune, UP, MP, Bihar andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Peratta, September 10, 2020: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Tellicherry Social Service Society (TSSS), a social work wing of the Archdiocese of Tellicherry, continues to build houses for the poor in Kannur and Kasargod districts of Kerala. On September 9, a new house built by TSSS wasContinue Reading
London, Sept 10, 2020: A leading Christian charity has said that the financial impact of Covid-19 on churches across poorer parts of the world is driving many pastors to starvation. Open Doors UK and Ireland says that the virus has caused a drastic reduction in regular tithing, decimating the incomeContinue Reading
Vatican City, Sept 9, 2020: Pope Francis was seen September 9 for the first time wearing a protective face mask as he attended his second traditional general audience before a limited public presence after a six-month suspension. The pontiff — known for a fondness for close personal contact — howeverContinue Reading
Queensland, Sept 9, 2020: The legislature of the Australian state of Queensland on Sept 8 passed a law requiring priests to violate the seal of confession to report known or suspected child sex abuse. Failure to do so will be punished with three years in prison. The law passed theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Varanasi, Sept 9, 2020: Two Dalit right activists from Varanasi are among 30 selected for awards for promoting Dalit rights. Ang Madad Foundation, a NGO based in Bhagalpur, Bihar, September 8 announced the awards to be given at the end of September. Lenin Raghuvanshi and ShrutiContinue Reading
By John Newton Canada, Sept 9, 2020: Asia Bibi, the first woman to be sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan – has called on the country’s Prime Minister to help the country’s Christian girls who are abducted, raped and forced to marry their captors. Talking to Catholic charity AidContinue Reading
Ontario, Sept 9, 2020: International pop star Justin Bieber has once again opened up about his Christian faith, declaring that he seeks to “walk in the plans God has” for him. On Instagram, the 26-year-old Canadian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist recalled how his values became skewed after rising to globalContinue Reading
