By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 7, 2020: A national level group of Catholic women has asked the head of the Catholic Church in India to take steps to remove a rape accused prelate from the bishops’ house as his presence there threatens the case’s fair trial. The ‘SistersContinue Reading
Rameswaram, March 7, 2020: On the occasion of the annual festival of St. Anthony’s Church in Katchatheevu, 2,570 pilgrims were sent to the island from Rameswaram by Collector K Veera Raghava Rao on Friday. The two-day festival began on March 6. According to district administration, 3,004 people, across India, hadContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 6, 2020: Two Catholic prelates and a Hindu religious leader were among those calling for precautions in the wake of growing scare over coronavirus or COVID-19. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, has asked his people to take fiveContinue Reading
By Hannah Brockhaus Castelvetro di Modena, Italy, Mar 6, 2020: As Italy weathers the spread of coronavirus, residents of one village appeared to witness their own version of the miracle at the Wedding at Cana. Turning on their faucets Wednesday morning, several Italians discovered their water had been changed toContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao, March 6, 2020: Around 150 students from six schools in Arunachal Pradesh on March 6 drew more than 3,000 paintings of butterfly on stones in one hour in their bid to enter the Indian Book of Records. The students aged between five and 15 from MiaoContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 6, 2020: The federal Information and Broadcasting Ministry on March 6 imposed a 48-hour ban on two Malayalam television channels for their “coverage of the Delhi riots.” The channels — Asianet News and MediaOne – began showing a black screen from 7:30 pmContinue Reading
By A C Michael New Delhi, March 5, 2020: The year 2020 has barely begun and has already witnessed 26 incidents of violence against Christians spread over 10 states. Contrast this against 29 incidents in 13 states in India in January 2019. Uttar Pradesh continues to lead with the highestContinue Reading
New Delhi, March 6, 2020: Non-governmental organizations supporting public causes through recognized means of protest and dissent cannot be deprived of funds from foreign contributors and sources, the Supreme Court said on March 6 in a potentially key verdict. The top court said organizations that did not have a politicalContinue Reading
Bengaluru, March 6, 2020: All the accused in a case of sedition filed over a school play in Karnataka’s Bidar have been granted anticipatory bail by a court that said the case lacked enough basis. The play, themed on protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), “has not caused anyContinue Reading
By I P Sarto Burdwan, March 6, 2020: The social arm of Asansol diocese in West Bengal state has started a center to care for the special need children. The center named “Roshini” (light) was opened on March 4 at Ekpere, a village about 140 km northwest of Kolkata, theContinue Reading
