ML Satyan Coimbatore, Jan. 31, 2025: Whenever I hear about tragic news such as road, rail and air accidents; human and property loss due to war, violence, cyclone, flood and earthquake etc. I wonder whether the earth is a safe place to live. The role of science and technology isContinue Reading
ML Satyan Coimbatore, Jan. 31, 2025: During the inaugural session of CCBI’s 36th Plenary Assembly Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli urged India’s Latin rite bishops to become the followers of Christ and not just his fans. Pope Francis sent a message to the CCBI: “Continue toContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Raikia, Jan 31, 2025: Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli on January 31 visited Odisha’s Kandhamal district to show solidarity with the survivors of the 2008 anti-Christian violence. “I am very happy to be here. You are like the first Christian community who stood firm in their faithContinue Reading
By Joseph Maliakan New Delhi, Jan 31, 2025: Granting bail to a Muslim cleric arrested 11 months ago under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act 2021, the Supreme Court has ruled that judges on their whims and fancies cannot deny bail to any accused saying thatContinue Reading
By Christopher Khoo Singapore, Jan 30, 2025: Some 200 Peranakan Catholics gathered at the Church of the Holy Family in Singapore to celebrate the annual Peranakan Chinese New Year Eve Mass. Peranakans are descendants of the early Chinese settlers in Southeast Asia who intermarried the local people. These unions resultedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, Jan 30, 2025: More than 200 Catholic bishops gathered at Bhubaneswar, capital of the eastern Indian state of Odisha, on January 30 observed Martyrs’ Day that commemorates the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination. They gathered around the Gandhi statue on the campus of Xavier InstituteContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Jan 30, 2025: The Catholic bishops of India on January 30 offered prayers and Mass for the victims of a stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), a town in Uttar Pradesh state. The stampede on early January 29 at the largest religiousContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Siliguri, Jan. 30 2025: A Catholic parish in West Bengal has provided 11 of the 12 members of the state’s Women’s Rugby team attending the January 29-31 National Games held at Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Women’s Rugby team is based in Saraswatipur, a small tea garden village in theContinue Reading
By John Singarayar Mumbai, Jan 29, 2025: In a historic first since India’s independence, Uttarakhand has implemented the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), marking a transformative moment in the nation’s constitutional journey. Set to take effect on January 27, this groundbreaking legislation establishes a unified legal framework that transcends religious boundaries,Continue Reading
By C M Paul Kolkata, Jan 29, 2025: A Salesian priest who played a key role as a lay brother for three decades in the northeastern India mission, died January 29 in Kolkata, eastern India. He was 90. Father Abraham Panackachaly, who was popularly known as Brother PJ Abraham, diedContinue Reading
