By Jose Kavi New Delhi, July 5, 2020: The Syro-Malabar diocese of Faridabad has announced that it would resume services in all churches from July 12 “Almost four months of dormant spiritual and pastoral activities in the churches due to Covid-19 the diocese of Faridabad-Delhi has come up with aContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jul 4, 2020: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on July 4 said the women in the northeast are taking the lead in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and helping the region emerge as a model for COVID-19 management. Interacting with various self-help groups associated with the North EasternContinue Reading
London, July 4, 2020: An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to 34 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to arson following a fire at a shopping center in Leicester in eastern England last year. Parvinder Singh, 28, was jailed this week after he admitted “arson being reckless as to whether lifeContinue Reading
Guwahati, July 4, 2020: The Nagaland government has decided to ban commercial import and the sale of dog and dog meat. The Mizoram government had taken a similar decision in March. “The State Government has decided to ban commercial import and trading of dogs, and dog markets, and also theContinue Reading
Germany, July 4, 2020: The German bishops’ conference has announced that a record number of people are leaving the Catholic Church, with some 272,771 exiting the faith community during 2019. That number indicates a decrease of another 56,000 compared to the 216,000 who left in 2018. The previous record numberContinue Reading
Pune, July 4, 2020: A resident of Pimpri-Chinchwad of Pune district, Shankar Kurade, has got himself a mask made of gold worth Rs 2.89 lakh amid the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a thin mask with minute holes so that there is no difficulty in breathing. I am not sure whether thisContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Tura: July 4, 2020: Father Jose Chirackal was on July 4 ordained as the auxiliary bishop of Tura in the northeastern state of Meghalaya. Bishop Andrew R Marak of Tura led the episcopal ordination ceremony in the presence of Bishop Emeritus Mamalassery of Tura, Bishops VictorContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, July 4, 2020: Archbishop Emeritus Bernard Moras of Bangalore has tested positive for coronavirus. A press release from Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore says his predecessor had gone to St John’s Medical College in Bengaluru for a routine check-up on July 2 as he wasContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, July 4, 2020: During the course of agitation ‘Black lives matter’ some protestors defaced the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in US. Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of Indian Nation, has the unique distinction of leading the biggest ever mass movement in the world and leading the strongContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chennai, July 4, 2020: Jesuit Father Joseph L Pragasam became the first Jesuit in India to die of Covid-19. Father Pragasam passed away on July 3 at Saravana Hospital, Madurai, about 465 km south of Chennai. He was 83 and a Jesuit for 64 years. “JesuitsContinue Reading
