By Matters India Reporter Mala, Jan 29, 2020: A Catholic priest in Kerala has set an example of forgiveness when he washed the feet of a parishioner and kissed them in front of Sunday congregation. The parishioner on January 23 had an altercation with Father Naveen Vincent Ukken, parish priestContinue Reading
By Anuradha Nagaraj Chennai, Jan 29, 2020: A schoolgirl, who won a bravery award after she helped a child escape a trafficker, is to become the inspiration for a new anti-slavery campaign in India, officials have said. Carolyn Malsawmtluangi, from the northeastern state of Mizoram, was honored by the federalContinue Reading
Berhampur, Jan. 29, 2020: Eight people were killed and 30 others were injured after a bus overturned and rolled down a hilly road in Odisha’s Ganjam district early Jan. 29. The private bus, which was on its way to Berhampur from Tikiri in Rayagada district, overturned and fell at leastContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 29, 2020: The Supreme Court of India on January 29 took up a bunch of petitions challenging the exclusion of Christians and Dalit Muslims of Dalit origin from the statutory benefits given to their counterparts in other religions. a three-judge bench headed byContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Jan 29, 2020: A prolife group in Kerala on January 29 asked the federal government to withdraw its order extending the upper limit for permitting abortions. “The government order prepares conducive atmosphere for unbridled abortion,” laments the Prolife Committee of the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council.Continue Reading
Chennai, Jan 29, 2020: A Christian charitable organization has conducted marriages for seven couples according to Hindu rites at Kodangipatti village near Pollachi town in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The NGO officials said they were inspired by a mosque in neighboring Kerala state that recently hosted the wedding ofContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Jan 28, 2020: Church leaders in India have welcomed Pope Francis asking Cardinal Oswald Gracias to continue as the Bombay archdiocese. ““It is good news. We welcome the cardinal’s extension as the Archbishop of Bombay,” Bishop Allwyn D’Silva told Matters India on January 28, responding toContinue Reading
Beijing, Jan. 28, 2020: China has quarantined millions of people and urged its citizens to delay overseas travel as it scrambles to stop a deadly coronavirus epidemic from spreading further. Authorities also ordered schools and universities to remain closed on Jan. 28 after extending a national holiday by a weekContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhopal, Jan 28, 2020: From 2016 to 2019, Indian Christians have faced 1,774 cases of hate crimes across 25 states and 3 Union Territories, says Persecution Relief report. In other words, India witnessed 59.6 percent rise in hate crimes against Christians during the same period, saysContinue Reading
Vatican City, Jan 27, 2020: The Vatican announced Sunday that Pope Francis has a new personal secretary, Fr. Gonzalo Aemilius, a priest from Uruguay known for his ministry with children on the streets. Pope Francis first met Aemilius in 2006 when he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires. In one ofContinue Reading
