By C V Joseph Bengaluru, March 12, 2020: A parish under the Archdiocese of Bangalore has decided to follow a new set of ten commandments as part of its observation of the Year of the Poor. The Don Bosco Church in Bengaluru, capital city of Karnataka state, will follow aContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, March 12, 2020: An element of panic has settled among YES Bank account holders a day after the Reserve Bank (RBI) put restrictions on the fourth largest bank in the country. YES Bank customers can now withdraw only 50,000 rupees a month. The Finance Minister meanwhileContinue Reading
Daegu (South Korea), Mar 12, 2020: Behind a closed metal gate and a sign barring entry to outsiders, dozens of religious sect members are quarantined in a social housing complex in Daegu, the epicentre of South Korea”s coronavirus outbreak. Painted in faded pastel tones and reserved for young, poor women,Continue Reading
By J. Felix Raj Kolkatta, March 12, 2020: Looking at the mood of the country and the sad state of affairs, I find myself failing to repeat the words of Christ on the Cross: “Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing.” The non-violent protests and repeatedContinue Reading
New Delhi, March 12, 2020: Government officials in New Delhi on March 12 said a 76-year-old man who died in Karnataka’s Kalburgi district two days ago had been infected by the novel coronavirus. The unnamed man had returned from Saudi Arabia on February 29 and had been screened on arrivalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Salem, March 11, 2020: Bishop Sebastianappan Singaroyan, who resigned as the head of Salem diocese for health reasons, has moved to a parish to work as an assistant pastor. Pope Francis on March 9 accepted the resignation of the 68-year-old bishop and appointed a diocesan administrator.Continue Reading
Canberra, March 11, 2020: The High Court of Australia on March 11 heard Cardinal George Pell’s final bid to get sexual abuse verdict quashed. The former Vatican treasurer is serving a six-year jail sentence after a jury found he abused two boys in a Melbourne cathedral in the 1990s. PellContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 11, 2020: Various groups of Catholics in Delhi have decided to pool their resources and personnel for relief and rehabilitation works among the victims of sectarian violence in the national capital. They met March 10 under the leadership of Archbishop Anil Couto ofContinue Reading
Beijing, China, Mar 11, 2020: The Chinese government’s campaign to develop “religion with Chinese characteristics” has increased persecution of the country’s Christians, the human rights watchdog ChinaAid has said. A 53-page report released Feb. 28 by the Texas-based NGO accuses Chinese officials of destroying churches, imposing strict regulations on religion,Continue Reading
Aurangabad, March 11, 2020: A village in Maharashtra’s Beed district on Tuesday kept alive its 90-year-old tryst with a Holi tradition where the “newest” son-in-law gets a donkey ride and receives clothes of his choice at the end of it. The donkey ride tradition of the village, which is almostContinue Reading
