Manila, August 22, 2020: Government officials at the helm of coronavirus response efforts have appealed to churches and spiritual leaders in the country to provide counsel and guidance to their followers to ease their anxiety and help save them from “self-destruction” during the pandemic. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, a memberContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, August 22, 2020: A consortium of civil society groups in India has called for support to a two-week program to remember the victims and survivors of anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal, Odisha, 12 years ago. “Barely eight days after the celebration of Independence Day, India witnessed theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ranchi, August 22, 2020: The Roman Catholic Church’s medical college and hospital in Ranchi is at the frontline to serve coronavirus patients. The Constant Lievens Hospital and Research Centre (CLHRC) at Mandar, 30 km south of Ranchi, capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, hasContinue Reading
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
