Thiruvananthapuram, July 29,2020: An assortment of spices grown in Kerala have been spreading their aroma, and fame, in far-off lands for centuries now. And the latest to fall for their taste and smell is a couple based in distant Ireland, who has used organically grown spices to flavour up aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, July 29, 2020: Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, head of the Catholic Church in Odisha, on July 29 congratulated a Catholic young woman from the eastern Indian state who has been named a member of the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group. “Climate change and globalContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla Delhi, July 29, 2020: Noted Jesuit theologian and Indologist Jesuit Father George Gispert-Sauch is no more. After leaving Vidyajyoti College of Theology, Delhi, five years ago, he has been living at Vinayalaya, a Jesuit residence in Mumbai, western India. Fondly called as Father Gispert, he taught atContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, July 29, 2020: Criminals who are arrested for crimes of murder, rape and financial irregularities refuse to confess their crime. They flatly deny their crimes and employ the best and the most expensive lawyers to defend them. Many of these criminals succeed in escaping from theContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, July 29, 2020: Father George Gispert Sauch, a renowned theologian and Sanskrit scholar who taught generations of Indian seminarians, died on July 29 in Mumbai. He was 90. Father Gispert, as he was popularly known, was leading a retirement life at Vinayalaya, Jesuit center inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhopal, July 29, 2020: Hate crimes against Christians in India have increased by an alarming 40.87 percent despite the nationwide lockdown, says the half-yearly report of Persecution Relief released July 29. The report records 293 cases of hate crimes against Christians, including five rapes and sixContinue Reading
By Martin Valiyaparambil Rewa, July 29, 2020: Places of worship were closed worldwide for past many months due to pandemic Covid-19. Recently many countries have relaxed the restrictions on opening the worship centers with certain conditions. This is an opportune time to take stock of the practices of devotees whoContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, July 28, 2020: Archana Soreng, who has been named by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to his new Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, says her guiding principle is Jesus’s call to love other people. The Catholic young woman from Odisha also says she is thrilled toContinue Reading
Vatican City, Jul 28, 2020: The cardinal leading the Vatican’s congregation on consecrated life said Monday that contemplative religious communities are needed and will not disappear, even as more than 30 monasteries closed in Spain last year. “Contemplative life is not destined to disappear, but must reflect with transparency theContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, July 28, 2020: Sister Nichole, a member of Missionaries of Charity, died on Ranchi on July 27. She was 61. Sister Nichole, who developed mild headache and sleeplessness, was tested positive and admitted in the Constant Lievens Hospital and Research Centre. “The nun had beenContinue Reading
