Kolkata, Nov. 5, 2019: If it hadn’t been for the Cheenapara song, I wouldn’t have heard of him. Thomas Chen has written, composed and sung the song that is part of a larger initiative launched by The Community Art Project to preserve and celebrate the Chinese heritage of Calcutta. TheContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Bongaigaon, Nov. 4, 2019: Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday inaugurated Don Bosco College Bongaigaon, 4 November 2019. This is the fourth Don Bosco College in Assam after Azara, Diphu and Golaghat, at Chapaguri in Chirang district. The Chief Minister in his inaugural address congratulated theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rome, November 5, 2019: Twenty-nine Indians among more than 200 delegates from around the world attending a global Jesuit conference in Rome. The November 4-8 conference at the headquarters of the Society of Jesus marks the 50th anniversary of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES).Continue Reading
Beijing, Nov 1, 2019 : Priests and parishioners have barricaded themselves in a Catholic church in the Chinese province of Hebei. According to reports, the Catholics are attempting to prevent the Chinese government from tearing down the Church. The protest began at 6am on Oct 31 morning at the churchContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, November 4, 2019: A Catholic priest in Madhya Pradesh has been charged with cheating and forgery. Father Anand Muttungal, the former spokesperson and public relation officer of the Catholic Church the central Indian state, claims he is innocent and terms the case as aContinue Reading
By Swami Agnivesh* The predicament of minorities in every society has to be understood sensitively and wisely, especially by themselves. On the whole, this is not the case. Religious minorities tend to live ghettoized, in a parasitical sort of relationship with the putative mainstream. It needs to be reckoned hereContinue Reading
Luca Collodi Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Thailand from 20 to 23 November, after which he proceeds to Japan, 23 to 26 November, before returning to Rome. The Thai church This will be the second visit of a Pontiff to Thailand in over 35 years, after that of PopeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Nov. 4, 2019: Hasina Kharbhih, founder of a global program that tries to check human trafficking and exploitation worldwide, has received this year’s Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice. Meghalaya-born Kharbhih received the award on November 3 at the Harmony International Conference in Mumbai.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mangaluru, Nov 4, 2019: Members of a parish in the southern Indian state of Karnataka are planning a mega protest on November 5 to demand a probe into the alleged suicide of Father Mahesh D’Souza. The protest in Our Lady of Health Church in Shirva underContinue Reading
Chandigarh, Nov 3, 2019: The Punjab government on November 3 said that it will provide free bus service for devotees visiting Sultanpur Lodhi for the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. In a statement, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said 1,500Continue Reading
