Matters India Reporter Kolkata, Dec.15, 2019: Calcutta, the oldest Salesian province in India, on December 15 announced the appointment of a Santal priest as its 17th provincial. The communique said, “The Rector Major, Fr. Angel Fernandez Artime, has appointed Fr. Joseph Pauria, the present Vice Provincial, as the 17th ProvincialContinue Reading
Mysuru, Dec 14, 2019: A woman who had recently leveled sexual harassment charges against Bishop K A William of Mysore has now retracted her allegations and withdrawn her statements. The woman had recently released a selfie video that went viral on social media, in which she had accused the bishopContinue Reading
By Rajiv Theodore New Delhi, Dec 14, 2019: If success is not final; failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts then. Ramachandra Pulavar did just that. The Sangeet Natak Akademi winner had been over the past four decades relentless in his pursuit to revive anContinue Reading
KOCHI, Dec 13 2019: The Kerala high court on Dec 13 stayed further proceedings before Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kakkanad against cardinal George Alencherry in the case related to Syro Malabar Church land-sale row. Justice Ashok Menon issued a stay for one month after considering during admission hearing aContinue Reading
New Delhi, Dec 13, 2019: The Supreme Court on December 13 asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to respond to a petition filed by two NGOs seeking a probe into alleged discrepancies between voter turnout and the number of votes counted in 347 constituencies in the 2019 Lok SabhaContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Dec 13, 2019: An annual Advent campaign in Mumbai is focused on children this year, with a special emphasis on protecting their rights. The Advent Campaign against Hunger and Disease is organized by the Center for Social Action of the Archdiocese of Bombay. “This project isContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Dec 13, 2019: Kerala witnesses one of the biggest pilgrimages of the country in the winter months of November and December. Thousands undertake their annual pilgrimage to the hill shrine of Sabarimala. Only men and children undertake the pilgrimage. No woman belonging to the childbearingContinue Reading
By Jason Keith Fernandes Hindu nationalism seems poised to rule the roost in India for the near future. How do Catholics in India deal with this crisis? In May 2018, Archbishop Anil Couto of Delhi, wrote a letter inviting Catholics in his archdiocese to begin a regime of prayer andContinue Reading
Berhampur, Dec 13, 2019: A campaign was launched in Odisha’s Berhampur on December 12 to demand acquittal of seven “innocent persons” who were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of VHP leader Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati in Kandhamal district in 2008. This campaign was formally launchedContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Dec. 13, 2019: An international Catholic ministry aimed at helping married Christians live holier lives is helping families in one of India’s poorest areas. Couples for Christ, founded in the Philippines in 1981, established ANCOP (ANswering the Cry of the Poor) to help work for social justiceContinue Reading
