Lamka, July 13, 2020: Ever since he was little, V Ginkhanpau has found true joy in the lap of nature. His fondest childhood memories include venturing into the deep forests of Manipur, in search of bamboo shoots, wild fruits, and berries. “Bamboo is a part and parcel of our dailyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, July 13, 2020: A court in Kerala on July 13 created history by issuing non-bailable arrest warrant against a Catholic bishop, who failed several times to appear for trial in a rape case. The Additional District and Sessions Judge in Kottayam on July 1 hadContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Yangon, July 13, 2020 — In a common message released 13 July 2020, Myanmar’s religious leaders have appealed to civilian, ethnic, military and religious leaders to “seize the opportunity” to give peace a chance ahead of country’s November elections. The message was signed by Myanmar’s first cardinalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Dhaka, July 12, 2020: Archbishop Moses Costa of Chittagong in Bangladesh, who had recently recovered from Covid-19, died July 13 morning because of multiple strokes caused by a brain hemorrhage. “With great sadness and loss, I announced to you and to everyone concerned that (Archbishop MosesContinue Reading
Surat, July 12, 2020: A woman constable’s transfer for stopping a Gujarat legislator’s son and his two friends has triggered a massive controversy, with the episode being seen as the police buckling under political pressure. A probe has been ordered into the July 8 incident in Surat where Prakash, sonContinue Reading
Vatican City, July 12, 2020: Pope Francis on July 12 said he’s “pained” by Turkey’s decision to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia back into a mosque. Speaking at a service in the Vatican, the Pope added that his “thoughts go to Istanbul.” Hagia Sophia was built as a Christian cathedral nearlyContinue Reading
By Doctor George Jacob Kochi, July 12, 2020: The sprawling megapolis of Mumbai has become one of the viral hotspots in India, as COVID-19 has decidedly refused to let go of its grip on the world’s second most populous nation. This hasn’t surprised anybody. Mumbai, like New York is tailorContinue Reading
By Anjana Varma Shillong, July 12, 2020: Salesian Father Manoj Abraham Churuliyil is the director of Shillong’s Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures and Museum. The native of the southern Indian state of Kerala wears many hats — he is a Council Member of Salesian Province of Shillong, professor atContinue Reading
By Philip Mathew Puducherry, July 12, 2020: For months, village women who passed a bar on their way to church or the Hindu temple suffered the lewd comments flung at them by drunken patrons. Sister Anthonysami Alphonsa, whose office was in the nearby town of Ginjee in Tamil Nadu state,Continue Reading
Istanbul, July 12, 2020: The World Council of Churches has called on Turkey”s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reverse his decision to turn the celebrated Hagia Sophia museum back into a mosque. In a letter to Erdogan, the Council, which counts 350 churches as members, said the move would sowContinue Reading
