Ahmedabad, Aug 6, 2020: Eight people on August 6 died after a huge fire broke out at a private hospital for coronavirus patients in Ahmedabad, Gujarat’s commercial capital. As the blaze broke out at the Shrey Hospital in Ahmedabad’s Navrangpura area at around 3 am, eight fire engines and 10Continue Reading
Vatican City, Aug 5, 2020: An article in a Jesuit magazine describing alleged exploitation of nuns in Catholic convents has been criticized as an attempt to silence members of women’s religious orders who have begun to speak out against sexual abuse by priests. “I think there is a possibility ofContinue Reading
Vatican City, Aug 5, 2020: Pope Francis on August 5 called for prayers and a united effort to help Lebanon overcome the crisis stemming from a massive fire triggered a deadly explosion in Beirut, the capital. “Let us pray for the victims and their family members, and let us prayContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ranchi, Aug 5, 2020: The Daughters of St. Anne, the first congregation founded by a tribal sister for tribal girls in eastern India, will elect a new superior general during next general chapter scheduled for early September. The current leader, Sister Linda Mary Vaughan, will completeContinue Reading
Rome, August 5, 2020: After at least one explosion occurred at the ports of Beirut on August 4, a Maronite Catholic cardinal has said the local Church needs support to help the people of Lebanon recover from this disaster. “Beirut is a devastated city. A catastrophe struck there because ofContinue Reading
New York, August 5, 2020: Dr Dave A Chokshi, a 39-year-old Indian-origin physician with expertise in public health, has been appointed as New York City’s new health commissioner by Mayor Bill de Blasio who praised him for playing a crucial role in addressing the unprecedented coronavirus challenges faced by theContinue Reading
Beirut, August 5, 2020: A huge blast in Beirut has left 300,000 people homeless and caused damage across half of the city estimated to cost more than $3 billion, its governor told AFP on August 5. “I think there are between 250,000 and 300,000 people who are now without homes,”Continue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Aug 5, 2020: The Supreme Court of India on August 5 dismissed the appeal of Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar against the Kerala High Court’s refusal to dismiss a rape case against him. The Chief Justice of India told Bishop Mulakkal, “You don’t have aContinue Reading
Review By Victor Edwin Author: Ziya Us Salaam HarperCollins Publishers India (2020) New Delhi, Aug 5, 2020: Inside The Tablighi Jamaat by Ziya Us Salaam is the story of a contemporary Islamic movement. From its origins (1927), the Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) assiduously focused on what it considered the spiritual renewalContinue Reading
By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad, July 4, 2020: August 5, 2020; Sometime after noon on this day, a ‘bhoomi pujan’ will take place in Ayodhya. This will mark the beginning of the construction work for a Ram temple, at the site where the Babri Masjid once stood. The constructionContinue Reading
