By C V Joseph Bengaluru, Feb 13, 2020: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, says consistent dialogue with all sections of people is important and necessary to maintain unity and harmony in society. “Dialogue is the tapestry of different cultures, languages and ethnic diversity andContinue Reading
Author: Joseph Vellaringatt, SJ Media House, Delhi INR 320 The book ‘An Introduction to Hinduism’ is primarily addressed to Christians. But people belonging to other religions also can draw much profit from it. The purpose of writing this book is to free the followers of other religions, especially Christians, fromContinue Reading
Vatican, Feb 12, 2020: Pope Francis has ruled against ordaining married men in the Amazon region as a means of addressing the shortage of Catholic priests. Pope’ s decision was made public by the Vatican on Feb 12 in a papal letter with the power of church teaching . CelibacyContinue Reading
Beirut, Lebanon, Feb, 10, 2020: In a private meeting with Pope Francis, Catholic patriarchs of the Middle East had an opportunity to sound the alarm regarding the survival of Christians in the region as a result of persecution, extremism, economic insecurity and immigration to the West. They provided Francis withContinue Reading
Panaji, Feb 10, 2020; Two days after Goa Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao urged the central government to revoke the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), calling the law ”divisive” and ”discriminatory”, state BJP general secretary Narendra Sawaikar on Feb. 10 urged him to stop claiming benefits under Article 30 of the IndianContinue Reading
New Delhi, Feb. 10, 2020: The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has started a massive outreach programme to convince Christians in India that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is a good move that should be appreciated by the community. While protests were raging across the country against the amended citizenship law,Continue Reading
By Saurav Kullu Kolkata, Feb 10, 2020: Jyotsna D’Souza from Vasai, Maharashtra, will lead the Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) for the next two years. The 20-year-old final year student of Bachelor of Accounting and Finance at Mumbai’s Wilson College is the second woman to lead the youth wing ofContinue Reading
Dar es Salaam, Feb: 10, 2020: In Tanzania, studying is still a privilege. Although education is formally promoted by public authorities, it is difficult for boys and girls to attend regular school courses. Among the problems limiting access is that of the scarce presence of schools in the rural areasContinue Reading
Lucknow, Feb 10, 2020: People from the transgender community on Sunday took out a march here to express solidarity with the women protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at the city’s iconic Clock Tower in Hussainabad. Raising slogans against the government and the new law, protestors voiced their dissentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mangaluru, Feb 10, 2020: Thomas Scaria, a noted social scientist in Mangaluru, says everyone now requires psycho-education to lead a healthy life in the present challenging times. “There is a notion that only the sick people require psycho-education. Yes, maybe, but to a great extent, butContinue Reading
