Alappuzha, Jan. 6, 2020: Kerala mosque has opened its gates and coffers for a Hindu wedding, complete with lamps and rituals, to help out a poor family and set an example at a time many fear that India’s secular fabric is under threat. Anju and Sharath Sasi will get marriedContinue Reading
Rome, Jan. 6, 2020: Despite the ethereal air that has often surrounded popes over the centuries, Francis is famous for projecting ordinary humanity. Usually that everyman ethos expresses itself in warmth and approachability, though every now and then we also get a glimpse of grumpiness, as happened on New Year’sContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 6, 2020: India would not host the eight Asian Youth Day (AYD). Father Chetan Machado, secretary of the Youth Council of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, says the final decision would be taken at the Indian bishops’ plenary meet in February. IndiaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Jan. 6, 2020: Father Alban D’Souza, popularly known as the ‘singing priest’ of Mumbai, died of cardiac arrest on January 5. The 54-year-old priest was the assistant pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, Borivli. He led the musical band Ambassadors of Christ, which was popular inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Jan 6, 2020: Around 200,000 people are expected to attend the 27th ‘Grand Cultural Gathering of Indian Indigenous Peoples’ in Mumbai. “The expected mass community attendance is going to be one of the unique events in the world,” said Ashok Chaudhary, an organizer. The JanuaryContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar. Mumbai, Jan 7, 2020: This government was elected on their promise that they would enact better schemes for the economic growth of the country in comparison to the previous government but we have experienced till date that this government is expert in fooling us: They told demonetizationContinue Reading
Kochi, Jan 5, 2020: The question whether the celebrant should face the congregation (westward) or eastward during Mass, a bone of contention in the Syro-Malabar Church for several decades, is back in focus again. On the agenda of the Church synod meeting at St. Thomas Mount in Kochi, headquarters ofContinue Reading
JNU night attack triggers nationwide protests New Delhi, Jan 5, 2019: Hours after masked assailants went on the rampage on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus, thousands of students across the country rose in spontaneous protest against what they claimed was a brutal crackdown on dissenting voices. Hundreds from educational institutionsContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 5, 2020: Masked goons, armed with sticks and stones, on January 5 barged into Delhi’s prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University campus and beat up students and teachers, spreading chaos and terror. Around 30 students, all from Left-backed groups, and 12 teachers were injured. The Left students and theContinue Reading
By Fr Raymond de Souza Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 5, 2020: In 2019 we became more familiar with the life and mission of St John Henry Newman. Perhaps in 2020 we might learn something about Mar Ivanios, called the “Newman of the East” by his people. This year the Syro-Malankara Church, theContinue Reading
