By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, February 18, 2020: The seven ‘innocent’ Christians of Kandhamal who have been released recently on bail from the Supreme Court of India after languishing in jail for 11 years were presented at the on-going biennial plenary of the Catholic bishops. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, re-elected presidentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ratlam, Feb 18, 2020: The Sessions Court in Ratlam, a town in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, on February 19 acquitted eight Christians falsely accused of kidnapping 60 children for fraudulent religious conversion. The court acquitted them of all charges, bringing joy among ChristianContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Feb 18, 2020: The Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA), a premier organization of Catholic journalists, dailies and periodicals, will hold its 25th National Convention of Christian Journalists in New Delhi. The Feb 29 event at Don Bosco Center, Okhla, has chosen the theme “JournalismContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Feb 18, 2020: A member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Adults has urged the Catholic bishops in India to make child protection policy mandatory in all institutions under their care. Sister Arina Gonsalves of the Congregation of the ReligiousContinue Reading
Kozhikode, Feb 18, 2020: A woman in Kerala, who has accused a Catholic priest of raping her three years ago, has accused the police of handling the case “in the most unprofessional manner.” A 45-year-old woman on February 17 alleged the police are making “serious attempts” to weaken the case.Continue Reading
Abhijeet Jadhav There is a routine to my visit to my native place in Nagaland — my grandmother asks me to massage her lower back and the joints. Back in the day she would collect kernels of groundnuts from a local oil mill and prepare a cooking stove by makingContinue Reading
Burkina Faso, Feb 17, 2020: At least 24 people were killed after unidentified gunmen attacked a church in northern Burkina Faso, officials said on Feb. 17, in the latest assault against places of worship in the West African nation. The attack took place on Feb. 16 during a weekly serviceContinue Reading
New Delhi, Feb 17, 2020: Actor Sonam Kapoor jumped headlong into a controversial debate by calling Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s comments on divorce “regressive” in a tweet on Feb.17. “Which sane man speaks like this? Regressive foolish statements,” Sonam Kapoor tweeted, responding sharply to the news reportContinue Reading
By Joe Wallen Sonapat, Feb 17, 2020: The odd barking dog was the only thing that cut through the silence as Jai Singh stirred in his bed in his unadorned two-room house in the sleepy, sun-bathed village of Bitchpuri. After a simple breakfast with his wife the pastor led theContinue Reading
New Delhi, Feb 17, 2020: The four convicts, who got death penalty for the gangrape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi – dubbed Nirbhaya by the media — will be hanged at 6 am on March 3. This is the third death warrant issued by the trialContinue Reading
