By Purushottam Nayak Thrissur, August 19, 2026: Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, former Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar and a courageous shepherd during the 2008 Kandhamal violence, was commemorated on his 10th death anniversary at his native parish of Pallissery in Thrissur. A memorial Mass was celebrated on August 12, presided over by ThrissurContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter BENGALURU, August 18, 2026: The Archdiocese of Bangalore has called for an independent judicial inquiry into the deaths of three men allegedly shot by Forest Department personnel in the Chikkallur Reserved Forest area of Karnataka’s Hanur taluk. In a statement dated August 17, Archbishop Peter MachadoContinue Reading
By Isaac Harold Gomes Kolkata, August 17, 2026: In his address from Delhi’s Red Fort on India’s 80th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon all Indians to embrace ‘Make in India’ and ‘Vocal for Local’ and exhorted all manufacturers, especially India’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to makeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, August 16, 2026: A private prayer gathering in Dharma Rosulla village under Medinipur Sadar (Kotwali) Police Station in West Bengal turned violent on August 16 when a group stormed the residence of Asit Murmu, vandalized property, and brutally assaulted women attending the service. Shockingly, policeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 15, 2026: As India marked its Independence Day, Cardinal Anthony Poola, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, called on citizens to honor the sacrifices of the nation’s founders by safeguarding freedom, justice and equality. “India is a sovereign, socialist, secular, democraticContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Guwahati, August 14, 2026: The Assam Christian Forum has welcomed the government’s decision to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 to a Joint Parliamentary Committee for detailed scrutiny, calling it a “democratic and consultative step” that reflects responsiveness to civil society concerns. In aContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Palai, August 13, 2026: Author of 110 books in Malayalam, Biju Sebastian (pen name Vinayak Nirmal) says the reading habit still prevails and deeply impacts people, though many claim no one reads or buys books. “I get at least one call from a reader of my newContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul KOLKATA, 12 August 2026:In his latest work, Antivirus: Choiceless Awareness, Father Scaria Thuruthiyil, Professor Emeritus of Contemporary Philosophy at the Salesian Pontifical University, Rome, diagnoses the human ego as a “virus” infecting minds with sorrow, anxiety, and fear. Published by Royal Book Publishing, the 128-page volume isContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen, India New Delhi, August 12, 2026: Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims across India observed 10 August as the “National Day of Prayer and Protest”, renewing their longstanding demand for the extension of Scheduled Caste (SC) status to Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims. The Denial of ScheduledContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, August 11, 2026: It is August 2026! The anniversary of India’s freedom from colonial rule in 1947! The sad reality is that the struggle for freedom in India continues today! First: let’s go back to history! About 84 years ago. Mahatma Gandhi and several of ourContinue Reading
