By Matters India Reporter Kochi, December 9, 2019: Atheist-turned-ascetic Swami Sachidananda Bharathi will organize a-one-day Sarva Matha Sangamam (Interreligious Meeting) on December 15 at Pastoral Orientation Centre, Palarivattam, Kochi. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan will inaugurate “the Integral Renaissance of Kerala” and the Navasrushti Kerala Mission at 10 am, saidContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, December 9, 2019: The controversial ‘Citizenship Amendment Bill’ (CAB), 2019 which was tabled by federal Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament on December 9 is “another nail in the coffin of India’s Constitution and democratic framework,” says Jesuit Father Cedric Prakash, a human rightsContinue Reading
Sanna Marin, Finland’s 34-year-old transportation minister, was selected today (Dec. 8) as the country’s prime minister, making her the youngest leader to ever hold the job, and the world’s youngest sitting PM. Marin will be taking over from Antii Rinne, who resigned from the position last week after just sixContinue Reading
Turin, Italy, Dec 9, 2019: In Turin, Italy, the Daughters of Jesus the King is a religious community of blind and visually impaired sisters who aim for holiness, and to be a sign that in Christ, there are no barriers that cannot be overcome. Sister Lorena Logrono, superior of theContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony New Delhi, Dec 9, 2019: The secret of success of any peace effort is the ability to listen, says Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, who on December 9 received the latest “Ambassador for Peace” award from the International Human Rights Council. “Many think that volubility and vocabulary, a cuteContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony New Delhi, Dec 9, 2019: Sacred Heart Sister Rose Tom, a gynaecologist, has been conferred with ‘International Human Rights” award for 2019 for her healthcare services in interior villages of Arunachal Pradesh. The Delhi-based International Human Rights Council gave the award on December 9 at a functionContinue Reading
Scotland, Dec 9, 2019: A Catholic priest and a Church of Scotland minister have released a rap video to help the fight against climate change this Advent. Fr Willie Boyd of St Mary’s and St John Ogilvie’s parish and Rev Neil Urquhart of Fullarton Parish Church in Scotland want toContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Kandhamal, Dec 9, 2019: A Canada-based Catholic humanitarian group has come forward to support the education of children of the Kandhamal survivors in Odisha, eastern India. “Faith without work is dead,” said Al Basilo, operations head of the Answering the Cry of the Poor (ANCOP) International Canada,Continue Reading
Karakkamala, Dec. 8, 2019: Hundreds of people took out a torchlight protest against Sister Lucy Kalappura, who has announced the release of her memoir on December 10. The autobiography of the nun, who was expelled from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation for the violation of her vows, reportedly contains accounts ofContinue Reading
Hong Kong, Dec. 8, 2019: Vast crowds of democracy protesters thronged Hong Kong’s streets on Sunday in a forceful display of support for the movement on its six-month anniversary, as organisers warned the city’s pro-Beijing leaders they had a “last chance” to end the political crisis. Tens of thousands snakedContinue Reading
