By Matters India Reporter Patna, Jan. 19, 2020: Staff and students of St Xavier’s College of Management and Technology in Patna joined millions who came out on the streets in Bihar on January 19 to form human chains to support the state government’s environment conservation campaign and social reform measures.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Purnea, January 19, 2020: Jesuit Bishop Angelus Kujur of Purnea ordained as priest deacon Manoj Mario Hansda at St Peter’s Cathedral Purnea in Bihar. More than 75 priests, including Purnea vicar general Father Francis Tirkey, Kolkata Salesian provincial Father Nirmol Gomes and his successor and firstContinue Reading
By Augustine Singh Kandhamal, Jan 19, 2020: Kandhamal district in Odisha, eastern India faced the worst kind of anti-Christian persecution in 2007 and 2008. The second attack lasted for more than three months, causing massive damage. Their effects have been devastating to the core. Along with the loss of property,Continue Reading
By Lalita Roshni Lakra Ranchi, Jan 18, 2020: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on January 18 inaugurated the 100-bed St. Anne’s Hospital and Research Centre (SAHRC) at Raja Ulatu village in the Namkum block of Ranchi. Addressing the people on the occasion, Soren praised the Ranchi-based indigenous congregation of theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Jan 17, 2020: The Syro-Malabar Synod has come under heavy fire for its allegation that Muslim men feign love to lure Christian girls to Islam and then use them for terrorist activities. The synod, the apex body of the Oriental Catholic rite, on January 15Continue Reading
Santiago, Jan 17, 2020: During the Jan. 11 installation Mass of Celestino Aós as the new archbishop of Santiago, Chile, a small number of protesters opened backpacks near the front of the church and dumped tear gas canisters on the floor. An Instagram post by portadasoñada, which describes itself asContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, Jan. 17, 2020: It is not an insignificant fact that most of the tall leaders of India’s freedom movement — were formatively influenced by the Christian culture via their exposure to the West. Sri Aurobindo lived with a Christian priest-family for several years in England. GandhiContinue Reading
Kolkata, Jan 17, 2020: As the clock strikes noon, this small empty courtyard in Entally fills up with eager eyes and empty tummies. The promise of food has been bringing the hungry mouths from the neighboring slums to this courtyard every afternoon since the beginning of the new year. It’sContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 17, 2020: Kerala Chief Secretary Tom Jose has said that denying burial of bodies at Malankara Churches is a violation of human rights. The chief secretary noted this in an affidavit filed in a contempt of court petition filed by Orthodox faction in the Malankara church disputeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan. 17, 2020: Father Santosh Digal, a member of Matters India Editorial Board, has won the best reportage on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The annual award is given by the Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA), a premier organization of Catholic journalists, dailies andContinue Reading
