Vijayawada, November 30, 2019: The century-old All India Catholic Union (AICU) has called upon chief ministers of all states to set up expert committees to study and challenge New Education Policy, Citizenship Amendment Bill and Anti-Conversion laws being foisted by the federal government. The constitutional and subject experts are toContinue Reading
Lucknow, Nov. 30, 2019: Reports over the proposed anti-conversion law, as suggested by the State Law Commission in Uttar Pradesh, have triggered panic among some communities and human rights activists. “The Constitution guarantees right to freedom of religion, and the proposed law is against the basic principles of the same.Continue Reading
Dimapur, Dec 1, 2019: The director of Prodigal’s Home and Childline Dimapur, K Ela has said that Nagaland is becoming a dangerous place for children as cases of child abuse have soared at an alarming rate over the years. Ela said this while highlighting the prevalence of child sexual abuseContinue Reading
By Monika Weber Steinen, Nov 29, 2019: Indian Catholic priest Father Edwin John wants children to come together in parliaments. So they should be able to solve problems better. The idea now arrived at a workshop in Steinen, Germany. In 1977, Father John had an idea. He wanted children toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, Nov. 29, 2019: Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar will appear before a court in Kerala’s Kottayam on November 30 ahead of the start of the trial in the nun rape case. The bishop will make his first appearance before the additional district court 1 whereContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Darjeeling, November 29, 2019: Jesuit Father William Bourke, who translated full Bible into Nepali and wrote first Nepali thesaurus, died on November 29. He was 94. He was on in 1925. Father Bourke’s love for God and the poor brought him to Darjeeling from Canada toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, November 29, 2019: Kandhamal Christians find “Christianity a more human way of life,” says a Spanish filmmaker who made the latest documentary film on the anti-Christian persecution of Kandhamal 2008. The documentary film “One” tells the plight of Christians India in general and Kandhamal inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Hsinchu, Nov 28, 2019: The Ecumenical Women’s Assembly concluded November 27 with calls for Asian women to become advocates and catalysts of reconciliation, renewal and restoration in the world, communities, and Churches. Organized by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), the week-long assembly asserted that theContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Nov 28, 2019: “Brave Jewish youth survives lions’ den.” That would have been the headline if there was a newspaper during the Old Testament time. In these days of newspapers, the Book of Daniel are reenacted as we read about the courage and composure of someContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Manila, Nov 28, 2019: A Pentecostal church in the Philippines is building the world’s biggest arena which could accommodate up to 70,000 people. Being built with US$25 million, the KJC King Dome’s construction is 70 percent complete as of November 2019 and hoped to be finishedContinue Reading
