United Nations, July 17, 2020: India has recorded the largest reduction in the number of people living multidimensional poverty, says a UN report released on July 17. The data, released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) noted that about 273Continue Reading
Gorakhpur, July 16, 2020: Half a dozen women in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have left their husbands’ homes that lacked toilets. The incidents occurred in the Jagdishpur village in Kushinagar district, said officials. The village is located in a low-lying area and suffers from heavy water loggingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Dibrugarh, July 16, 2020: A senior nun in northeastern India, who was discharged after testing negative for Covid-19, died on July 16. She was 82. Sister Michael Serrao, a member of the Institute of the Sisters of Charity of Saints Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa (SCCG),Continue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, July 16, 2020: The Universal Solidarity Movement, an NGO promoting enlightened citizenship and interreligious harmony, on July 16 organized a webinar to mark its 28th foundation day. The movement used to celebrate the day with an annual general body meeting and a get-together of partners andContinue Reading
Vatican City, Jul 16, 2020: The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) issued Thursday a manual to help bishops and dioceses follow Church procedure in respect to accusations of sexual abuse of a minor by a cleric. The vademecum, released July 16, is one of the last documentsContinue Reading
Freiburg, July 16, 2020: A German archdiocese is pressing ahead with plans to dramatically reduce the number of its parishes despite the Vatican’s decision to block a similar plan in another diocese. CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German language news partner, reported July 15 that Archbishop Stephan Burger intends to turn theContinue Reading
Chattanooga, Tennessee, July 16, 2020: A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was attacked at a parish in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the third reported incident against a statue of Mary occurring in the same weekend. “What a strange time [we live in],” Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville tweeted on July 13.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, July 16, 2020: The 33rd plenary of the Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CCBI), which was scheduled to take place early next year in Odisha, has been postponed because of Covid-19 pandemic. The bi-annual CCBI assembly of Latin Rite bishops was supposed to takeContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, July 16, 2020: The Claretian congregation on July 16 marked the 50th year of their presence in India by launching “Mother’s Meal,” a unique program to feed families on the peripheries. “Mother is full of love and that love is expressed through sharing and giving,” observedContinue Reading
By Christopher Wells Lourdes, July 15, 2020: The Marian Shrine at Lourdes will host the first online world pilgrimage on July 16, the anniversary of the final apparition to St Bernadette Soubirous more than 150 years ago. In 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a young French girl, BernadetteContinue Reading
