London, Aug 12, 2020: Hundreds of churches a year are applying to remove their pews, but it is causing dispute among parishes. According to The Times, nearly 250 churches a year are applying for pews to be removed. However, heritage groups and some parishioners complain the removal is causing unnecessaryContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Mohana, August 11, 2020: Christians groups in India have demanded the federal government to grant Scheduled Castes status for Christians and Muslims of Dalit origin. Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak of Berhampur, an Indian Church official, says Dalit from the two communities observe August 10 as a “DayContinue Reading
New York, Aug 11, 2020: White House hopeful Joe Biden on August 11 named Kamala Harris, a high-profile senator from California, as his vice presidential choice, capping a months-long search for a Democratic partner to challenge President Donald Trump in November. Biden believes the historic choice will bolster his chancesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhopal, August 11, 2020: A Bhopal-based Christian federation has approached the Madhya Pradesh government for permission to conduct Sunday worship. The Rashtriya Isai Maha Sangh (National Christian Federation) launched a campaign to get support from the government authorities, its spokesperson Richard James said in a pressContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Phulbani, August 11, 2020: A 12-day community prayer was launched in many parts of India August 11 to remind Christians and others the anti-Christian violence in the Kandhamal district of Odisha, eastern India. August 23 marks the 12th anniversary of the unprecedented Christian persecution in Kandhamal.Continue Reading
County Durham, Aug 11, 2020: A Church of England vicar has tapped in to her Chinese cultural heritage and is using chopsticks to give bread to parishioners during Holy Communion. The Rev Eileen Harrop took the unusual approach to the challenge faced by clergy who are reopening churches for publicContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Siliguri, Aug 10, 2020: The social service center of Bagdogra diocese in West Bengal has been engaged on creating awareness on Covid-19 in Siliguri Sub-division ever since the India went into a lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic. “Our focus has been on educating villagers andContinue Reading
By Sr Shini Melukunnel Jharsuguda, Aug 10, 2020: We are amid a worldwide pandemic caused by the spread of a novel coronavirus. The fear and anxiety about the virulent spread of the Covid-19 disease have been a matter of great concern for all — indeed, an extremely shattering phenomenon. OurContinue Reading
Mumbai, August 10, 2020: On a day when Mumbai was battling torrential rain, the highest in four decades, Kanta Murti Kalan stood for hours near an open manhole, on a waterlogged road, in Matunga. The 50-year-old woman was alerting people so that no one falls into the manhole. She wasContinue Reading
By Venzy Viegas Kolkata, Augt 10, 2020: Stella Maris-India (Apostleship of the Sea) has launched its Website and social media services for seafarers. The new Website — https://www.aosindiastellamaris.com — is aligned with a video message of Pope Francis containing his prayer intention released for August. The Pope invited prayers forContinue Reading
