By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Jan 17, 2020: This is in response to a report titled “Love Jihad disturbs social peace: Syro-Malabar Synod” published in Matters India on January 15. The Syro-Malabar Church, the largest Christian denomination in Kerala, seems to have blamed the Islamic State for luring scores ofContinue Reading
Punalur, Jan 15, 2020 – The founder of a prominent non-denominational movement in India has returned to the Catholic faith of his baptism, after more than a decade as a Pentecostal pastor and traveling preacher. Sajith Joseph, 36, was confirmed Dec. 21, 2019 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Punalur inContinue Reading
Italy, Jan. 16, 2020: Starting mid-January, 1,157 young people will have an opportunity to give back through civil service volunteering. Salesians per il Sociale (Salesians for Social) coordinates the Universal Civil Service in Italy and other countries, which enables youth to have these life-changing volunteer experiences. Currently, there are 90Continue Reading
By Dominic Emmanuel If one goes by the findings of a survey that appeared on the Internet recently, one would be quite discouraged at the start of the year. The survey finds that most people end up breaking their New Year resolutions within the first three weeks. By January 19,Continue Reading
Vatican City, Jan 16, 2020: Pope Francis has announced that he is appointing a woman for the first time to a managerial role in the Secretariat of State, one of the most important departments in the Vatican. Francesca Di Giovanni, who has worked at the Secretariat for 27 years, willContinue Reading
Washington, Jan 16, 2020: India is among top ten countries where most attacks on Christians were reported in 2019, according to an international persecution watchdog organization. “Violence against Christians has surged globally, with data showing more than 9,000 attacks on churches in 2019,” reports Open Doors, which claims to beContinue Reading
Vatican City, Jan 15, 2020: Pope Francis has set a special day to the celebration, study and dissemination of the word of God.” The newly established “Sunday of the Word of God” is an invitation to Catholics across the world to deepen their appreciation, love and faithful witness to GodContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 15, 2020: Housewives are second largest group among suicide victims in India, according to the “Suicide in India 2018” data released by the National Crime Record Bureau. Housewives accounted for 17.1 percent of suicides in that year. Daily wage earners topped the list (22.4 percent), followed byContinue Reading
By John Dayal New Delhi, Jan 15, 2020: It will be 21 years on January 21 since Graham Stuart Staines, an Australian missionary working with the lepers of Orissa, was burnt to death with his young sons Timothy and Philips. They were sleeping in their jeep parked in a forestContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 15, 2020: A couple of hours after BuzzFeed News’ editor-in-chief Ben Smith posted a tweet quoting Satya Nadella on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the Microsoft’s global CEO issued a more nuanced statement on the subject. “Every country will and should define its borders, protect national security andContinue Reading
