Kothamangalam, Dec. 29, 2019: This could be the first such incident when the Maghrib (evening) prayer was recited from a church and hundreds of Muslims offered Namaz in a church compound. It happened in Kothamangalam, in Kerala’s Ernakulam district on December 28. It was a massive rally organized by theContinue Reading
Ranchi, Dec 29, 2019: Within hours of being sworn-in as the chief minister of Jharkhand on December 29, Hemant Soren announced his government’s first cabinet decision to drop all cases against tribals in connection with the Pathalgadi movement of 2017. In a tweet posted by its Information and Public RelationsContinue Reading
By Harsh Mander New Delhi, Dec 29, 2019: The nation’s slide into fear, hate and bigotry did not begin ex nihilo five years ago. It’s the climax of a hundred-year campaign against the kind and pluralistic ethos of the freedom struggle A hundred years have passed since a battle wasContinue Reading
Panaji, Dec. 28, 2019: Any attack on “Indian spirit” can damage the age-old secular fabric of the country, warns Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa. The prelate was addressing the annual civic reception on the occasion of Christmas in Panaji, the state capital. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and severalContinue Reading
Beed, Dec 28, 2019: A case was registered in the Beed city of Maharashtra against actor Raveena Tandon, film director Farah Khan and comedian Bharti Singh on December 28 for “hurting religious sentiments” of Christians on a TV show. The complaint was filed by Ashish Shinde, who heads a localContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, Dec 28, 2019: About 100 students and teachers from different states of India are attending in the 52th meeting of the Knit India movement that opened on December 28 in Indore, the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh state. Knit India is a live-together of students, teachersContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec 28, 2019: After weeks of silence, leaders of the Catholic Church have commented on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act and countrywide protests against it. On December 27, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, said the ongoing controversy andContinue Reading
Agnetz, Dec 28, 2019: Police in France have arrested a teenage boy for allegedly killing a suspected pedophile Catholic priest. Father Roger Matassoli was found dead with a crucifix rammed down his throat and signs of torture on his corpse in Agnetz, France. A court on December 27 remanded theContinue Reading
By John Longhurst Sexual abuse, Islamophobia and same-sex marriage are among the top religion stories of 2019, as decided by the Religion Newswriters Association. Leading the list is the groundbreaking investigation by the Houston Chronicle that revealed hundreds of victims of abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention and showed CatholicsContinue Reading
Bengaluru, Dec. 28, 2019: A Hindu politician’s plan to build the world’s tallest statue of Christ has run into trouble after some radicals raised objections. Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar, popularly known as D K Shivakumar and a leader of the opposition Congress party in Karnataka state, has pledged to build theContinue Reading
