By Matters India Reporter Shirva, Nov 2, 2019: Assurance from their bishop on November 2 prompted some Catholics to call of their protest demanding a probe into the alleged suicide of a priest. Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo of Udupi has promised to meet the protesters at 10 am on NovemberContinue Reading
Pathanmthitta, Nov. 2, 2019: The Orthodox Syrian Christian pilgrim centre of Parumala situated on the banks of the Pampa witnessed heavy rush as hundreds of faithful thronged the St. Paul’s and St. Peter’s Church there to offer prayers at the tomb of St. Gregorios on Nov.1. Believers from different partsContinue Reading
Manila, November 2, 2019: Lenin Raghuvanshi, a crusader for Dalit rights and fighter for the elimination of caste system, has been selected to receive “Karmaveer Maharatna Award.” The International Confederation of NGOs announced the award to Raghuvanshi to mark 10 noble years of Karmaveers making a difference around the world.Continue Reading
By Princess Giri Rashir Shillong, Nov 2, 2019: Meghalaya Social Welfare Minister Kyrmen Shylla on November 2 expressed willingness to adopt an infant girl found abandoned at his residence in Nongrim hills, Shillong, the state capital. The infant was found on October 29 neatly wrapped in clothing and left besideContinue Reading
Amaravathi, Nov. 1, 2019: The Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government in Andhra Pradesh has decided to increase financial aid to Haj and Jerusalem pilgrims in the state in a cabinet meeting on Oct. 30. The decision will affect Muslims travelling to Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform Haj and Christians visitingContinue Reading
New Delhi, Nov. 1, 2019: Awardees for the Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice (MTMA) were announced this week. An initiative by Harmony Foundation and endorsed by Missionaries of Charities, this year, the award recognises the exemplary work done in various fields and issues related to modern-day slavery. CurrentlyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chennai, November 1, 2019: The Executive Secretary of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of India (UELCI) and the treasurer of the National Council of Churches of India (NCCI), Rev Dr. Augustine G. Jeyakumar, passed away on October 31 in Chennai. Jeyakumar, an ordained minister of theContinue Reading
By Varghese Vayalamannil Devasia Jolly Joseph is a member of the Kerala-based Syro-Malabar Church who was recently arrested for killing her husband and five other members of his family over a period of 14 years. The disclosure of the killings through cyanide poisoning has shocked the Kerala society with manyContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Nov. 1, 2019: Father Romuald D’Souza, a renowned Jesuit educationist and thinker, died on November 1 in Goa, western India. He was 94. Father D’Souza “will always be remembered for his contribution to the field of education. He will always be an inspiration to allContinue Reading
By Philip Mathew Kannur, Nov. 1, 2019: Meeting with two Catholic nuns who were on a journey to spread the Gospel proved a turning point in the life of Mohan Kumar, a Hindu man in Kerala, southern India. Sisters Little Therese and Treasa Margret of the Congregation of the MotherContinue Reading
