By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Jan 9, 2020: A 28-year-old nun who left a convent claiming mental and sexual harassment, is now facing threatening calls, according to her family. The nun had been living at St. Joseph’s convent in Kerala, the same state where another nun has accused a bishop ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Jan 9, 2020: An ecumenical body representing all Christian denominations in Karnataka on January 9 urged the federal government to grant citizenship to illegal migrants not on the basis of their religions but on the merit of each individual case. “We wish to reiterate theContinue Reading
Mohali, Jan 9, 2020: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mohali, Chandigarh, on January 9 convicted six Punjab Police personnel for the abduction and murder of Baba Charan Singh and his five relatives in a 27 year-old-case. The court also acquitted three police officials. Singh and fiveContinue Reading
Argyll, Jan. 9, 2020: Three hermits living on a Scottish island have been excommunicated. The move follows criticism of Pope Francis, who they called a “heretic.” and said evil was “destroying” the Church. The group on Orkney published the comments in an online declaration. A spokesman for the diocese ofContinue Reading
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 9, 2020: A judge in Brazil has issued a temporary injunction forcing Netflix to withdraw a comedy that depicts Jesus Christ in a homosexual relationship. The film entitled “The First Temptation of Christ,” by the Brazilian production company Porta dos Fundos, came out on December 3Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 9, 2020: The Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM), the largest body of young Catholics, has expressed anguish over recent violence in various universities in the country. “ICYM abhors these acts and gestures and urges the government, law and order as well as allContinue Reading
Vatican City, Jan 8, 2020: Pope Francis, who last month angrily slapped the hand of a woman who yanked him toward her, gave a light-hearted reaction more typical of his papacy on January 8 when a nun asked him for a kiss. He said yes, although only after she promisedContinue Reading
By Shruti Mahajan New Delhi, Jan 8, 2020: The Supreme Court on January 8 agreed to hear plea filed by the National Council for Dalit Christians (NCDC) seeking inclusion of Dalit Christians in the category of Scheduled Castes. This petition filed through Advocate Franklin Caesar Thomas opposes the non-inclusion ofContinue Reading
Madurai, Jan. 7, 2020: Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council (TNBC) and the Tamil Nadu Latin Bishop’s Council (TNLBC) have condemned the recent attack on students on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. A statement said that the attack on the student community inside one of the country’s world-classContinue Reading
Bareilly, Jan 8, 2020: More than 100 cuts were inflicted on a woman by her exorcist sister-in-law and two others in a belief that it will ensure the recovery of her father-in-law. Renu, married to Sanjeev of Ghangaura village in Bhojipura area in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district eight years ago,Continue Reading
