By Paul Zacharia Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3, 2020: Not everyone can win the occupancy of a 1,700 year-old basilica in the heart of Rome, situated upon the Palatine Hill, the first nucleus of the Roman Empire where once the palaces of the great Caesars stood. Kerala’s Syro-Malabar Church has just doneContinue Reading
Dubai, Aug 2, 2020: More than half of 500,000 Indians living in the United Arab Emirates, who had registered for repatriation, have home until now, the Consulate General of India in Dubai said on August 2. Most of the demand has been met, except on a few sectors, the consulateContinue Reading
New Delhi, August 2, 2020:The Supreme Court will hear on August 5 a plea of Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar seeking direction to discharge him from the nun rape case. A bench headed by Justice AS Bopanna will hear Mulakkal’s plea for dropping of rape charges against him. Mulakkal hasContinue Reading
By George Cheriyan and Aaradhna Gupta Bengaluru, Aug 2, 2020: The world is going through an extraordinary time due to pandemic. It has become clear more than ever that the internet is a basic requirement. Our modern lifestyle has evolved around the internet and it is no longer a luxuryContinue Reading
Vatican City, August 2, 2020: The Chinese Communist Party is offering monetary rewards to those who report the presence of home churches in their communities, the magazine Bitter Winter reported on July 27. The rewards appear to be an expansion of a program already in place in the province ofContinue Reading
New Delhi, August 2, 2020: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has informed a department related standing committee of Parliament that it needs three more months to frame the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), passed by Parliament in December last, officials familiar with the development said. According toContinue Reading
By Victor Edwin SJ New Delhi, July 2, 2020: Maqbool Ahmed Siraj is a journalist based in Bangalore. He did his Master’s in Journalism from the University of Madras in 1978 and started his career from the Indian Express there. He has worked for several journals, news agencies and otherContinue Reading
Mumbai, Aug 2, 2020: Women have captured yet another male bastion – traffic signals this time. In a first in the country, 120 traffic signals across 13 junctions between Dadar and Mahim in Mumbai will feature female pedestrians in traffic lights. The initiative is taken under the Brihanmumbai (Great Mumbai)Continue Reading
By Cara Bentley London, August 2, 2020: The Church of England is encouraging all churches to talk about clergy care and wellbeing. It has released three documents, one for members, one for clergy and one for bishops, about how to look after local vicars and curates. The advice for churchContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporters New Delhi, Aug 2, 2020: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, says a positive side of the coronavirus pandemic is the realization among city dwellers that they cannot live without migrants. “For the first time we realized the importance of migrants forContinue Reading
