By Matters India Reporter Jaipur, Nov 22, 2019: More than 35 healthcare experts from India and abroad will gather in Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan state, to focus on breakthrough technologies, transformations and innovations in healthcare. The 24th edition of “Pradanya” (wisdom), organized by the Jaipur-based Indian Institute of Health ManagementContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Hsinchu, Nov 22, 2019: The first Asian Ecumenical Women’s Assembly (AEWA) opened on November 22 at Hsinchu, Taiwan, acknowledging the power of women as the major factor to determine the Church’s future direction. “I see the reality of our global Christianity, especially in Asia, that theContinue Reading
By Hannah Brockhaus Bangkok, Nov 21, 2019: The dignity of the human person can be recognized and affirmed through loving medical care to the sick and injured, Pope Francis told the staff of St. Louis Catholic Hospital in Bangkok Nov.21 . “The healing process should rightly be seen as aContinue Reading
Fujian, Nov 21, 2019: Catholic bishop in China is reportedly on the run from state authorities after refusing to register with the state-sponsored Church. Bishop Vincenzo Guo Xijin is believed to be in hiding in the diocese of Mindong after leaving the residence of the local state-sponsored bishop. Bishop GuoContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Nov 21, 2019: A multi-specialty hospital in Bengaluru, southern India, on November 20 launched the state-of-the-art treatment for Huntington Disease, a genetic disorder that causes nerve cells in the brain to break down. The “Center of Excellence,” the first of its kind in India, catersContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Shillong, Nov 21, 2019: The United Christian Forum of Northeast India has called for optimism and serious efforts to build cordial relations among all communities in the region and the country. The ecumenical forum that met on November 20 at its headquarters in Shillong, the capitalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Nov 21, 2019: Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Antonysamy Savarimuthu as the new bishop of Palayamkottai diocese in Tamil Nadu state. The bishop-designate is a priest of the same diocese. The appointment was announced at 12 noon on November 20 in Rome and 4:30 pm,Continue Reading
Bangkok, Nov. 21, 2019: Pope Francis arrived in Thailand Wednesday to open a Nov. 20-26 Asia tour that will also take him to Japan. It marks the first time a pope has visited the former kingdom of Siam since St. John Paul II in 1984. Francis’s visit to Thailand, aContinue Reading
Vatican City, Nov 20, 2019: Pope Francis on Nov. 20 began his visit to Thailand and Japan, where he will spread a message of peace and promote denuclearisation. This will be the 82-year-old pontiff”s 32nd international trip and his fourth trip to Asia having visited South Korea in 2014; SriContinue Reading
Austria, Nov. 20, 2019: The house where Adolf Hitler was born will be turned into a police station, Austria’s interior minister has announced, after years of debate over how best to prevent it becoming a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis. Having recently carried out a compulsory purchase of the house inContinue Reading
