By Matters India Reporter Yangon, July 25, 2020: An Asian cardinal, who has consistently defended freedom of religions, has decried Turkish President’s decision to convert a revered icon of Christianity into a mosque. “It merely reopens wounds and exacerbates divides at a time when we should be healing humanity,” CardinalContinue Reading
Patna, July 25, 2020: Floods in Bihar claimed at least 18 lives and affected nearly 1 million people until July 24 in the northern parts of the eastern Indian state. Heavy rainfalls caused the rivers to swell, leading to breach in embankments at more than one place. The state governmentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thane, July 25, 2020: The Order of Preachers, or Dominicans, on July 25 lost its first member in India to Covid-19. “With deep regret I inform you that Father Simplicious (Khess) had a massive heart attack a short while ago. All attempts to resuscitate him haveContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, July 25, 2020: The sudden announcement of a nationwide lockdown on March 25 hit millions of most vulnerable people, especially migrant workers who survive only by moving. While most state governments showed apathy to the migrants’ suffering Kerala in southern India became a model of handlingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 25, 2020: Raped-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar on July 25 approached the Supreme Court to get his case dismissed, claiming his innocence. The plea filed by Mulakkal claims that he was implicated after enquiring financial dealings of the victim nun. Seeking anContinue Reading
Kochi, July 24, 2020: Anujith, the 27-year-old man from Kerala, who had once saved the lives of hundreds of people by averting a rail accident, died in a bike accident on July 14. Even after his death, Anujith has displayed his heroics by pledging his organs for others. According toContinue Reading
New York, July 24, 2020: A leading Hindu group in the United States wants school children in New York taught the correct meaning of Swastika, India’s ancient auspicious symbol. The American Hindus Against Defamation (AHAD), an initiative of World Hindu Council of America, says that many in the world viewContinue Reading
Khunti, July 24, 2020: A young woman, constantly harassed for her Christian faith, has been murdered by unknown assailants in Redhadi, a village in the Khunti district of Jharkhand, eastern India. Suman Munda, a 25-year-old Christian, was discovered dead in a deserted place near her home on July 19 afterContinue Reading
By Gisel Erumachadathu Ulhasnagar, July 24, 2020: As the Covid-19 pandemic brings far-reaching implications globally, the members of Ancillae (Handmaid) Secular Institute more than ever are compelled to make their “Apostolate of Presence’ relevant to the needy. While Ancillae communities are at the service of the people in various ways,Continue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, July 24, 2020: Several Catholic dioceses in India have formed volunteers’ groups to provide decent burial to those dying of COVID-19. One of the first dioceses to form such a group was Idukki in Kerala that on July 20 set up a team of 30Continue Reading
