By Matters India Reporter Barasat, Nov 28, 2023: Catholic nuns working against human trafficking in various parts of India have pledged to live the values of the Indian Constitution and continue their mission with renewed vigor. Around 170 nuns from 80 women religious congregations gathered November 24-26 at Proggaloy, Barasat,Continue Reading
By George Cheriyan Jaipur, Nov 27, 2023: Christians should serve others without fear or expectations in a multireligious society, says Theodosius Mar Thoma Metropolitan, the supreme head of the Kerala-based Mar Thoma Church. “Whatever place you are, try to do something for the betterment of people around you,” the prelateContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 26, 2023: The Catholic bishops of India have greeted the Sikh community on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, founder of their religion. “This sacred day holds immense significance, not only for the Sikh community but for all of humanity, emphasizing the universalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 25, 2023: Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of Trichur, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, on November 25 urged Christians in the country to pray for those trapped in a tunnel for two weeks. “As a community bound by faith and compassion, letContinue Reading
By Joseph Victor Edwin Bengaluru, Nov 24, 2023: Pope Francis speaks a language that is close to us, and resonates with our experiences, sys Father Felix Wilfred, a renowned Asian theologian. The former professor of the State University of Madras and current director of the Chennai-based Asian Centre for Cross-CulturalContinue Reading
By Joseph Victor Edwin New Delhi, Nov 24, 2023: In my classes on Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, I am often asked “Do Muslims interpret their Scripture? Recently, I asked the questioner, what was at the back of his mind while asking this question. He was candid. He said: “I thinkContinue Reading
By Lissy Kurian Panaji, Nov 24, 2023: Some young members of a Goan parish are thrilled that they could reap a bumper harvest for the third consecutive year under the guidance of their pastor. “I enjoy working in the fields. On the day of harvesting the ride on the harvesterContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Daringbadi, Nov 23, 2023: Four survivors of the Kandhamal anti-Christian violence were ordained priests, a month after the Vatican granted permission to start the beatification process of 35 martyrs About 5,000 people attended the November 23 ceremonies at Our Lady of Holy Rosary Parish, Dairingbadi under Cuttack-BhubaneswarContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Angamaly, Nov 22, 2023: It was around midnight on 26 October, 2023, when I visited a police station in Angamaly, a small town in the southern Indian state of Kerala for the first time. I went there to seek help after a fall on the pathway, stumblingContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Nov 22, 2023: Near Gaza’s embattled Al-Shifa hospital, three nuns of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity are current struggling to support roughly 60 trapped people, including the elderly and disabled, with only intermittent contact with the outside world, according to an India-based priest who recently spokeContinue Reading
