By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, October 27, 2019: The Indian Christian Women’s Movement (ICWM) has criticized the Church for its inaction as the survivor nun in the Mulakkal case continues to face harassment and slander. The ecumenical women’s group offered solidarity and support to the alleged victim of rapeContinue Reading
Manila, October 27, 2019: The tallest statue of the Virgin Mary in the world is about to be ready in the Philippines. Almost 100 meters (315 feet) high, the statue is expected to be ready in 2021, in time for the 500th anniversary of Christianity’s arrival in the Philippines TheContinue Reading
ROME , Oct 26, 2019: A gathering of Roman Catholic bishops recommended allowing married deacons in the Amazon to become priests — a proposal intended to address a severe priest shortage in the vast region, but one that critics say could eventually alter the priesthood in fundamental ways. The recommendationContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Sonada, Oct. 26, 2019: A short film entitled “Missionary of the Balasun Valley” is to be screened at celebration of Extraordinary Missionary Month of Darjeeling-Sikkim Diocese scheduled to be held on 31 October 2019 at St. George School, Pedong, northeast of Kalimpong town in North Bengal. TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Trichy, October 26, 2019: Franciscans are reviving church’s forgotten mission—interreligious dialogue in India, said Capuchin Father Nithya Sagayam, coordinator of the Association of Franciscan Families in India (AFFI). This year, the Franciscans mark the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi meeting the Muslim Sultan AlContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Old Goa, October 26, 2019: The current trends of ideological dogmatism are posing “danger” to India’s scientific temper, said the Association of Christian Philosophers of India (ACPI). “India’s contribution to science has been immense. There has been a scientific temper down the ages, which is inContinue Reading
By Priyanka Roy Any comment, leave alone a review, on Saand Ki Aankh would be incomplete without an acknowledgement of how the reel meshes with the real. This film about two sexagenarians bulls-eyeing their way through patriarchy and gender discrimination, suppression and sexism in the oppressed heartland of India isContinue Reading
By John Mary The Vatican’s strategy to make up for shrinking numbers of the faithful in the traditional catchments of Europe and the West has energized the Catholic Church in India. However, the process of canonization, mandating two miracles, has nevertheless led to a controversy over the archaic practice, centeredContinue Reading
LEICESTER, United Kingdom, Oct. 25, 2019: Although often happening under the radar of the world media, a new report says persecution against Christians is getting worse in many parts of Asia, calling it a “regional hot spot.” The 2019 Persecuted and Forgotten? report from Aid to the Church in NeedContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Birmingham, Oct. 25, 2019: In a bold new attempt, well known Mother Teresa scholar in the English speaking world is coming out with his 4th ‘controversial’ book on the Nobel laureate entitled ‘Mother Teresa: The Saint and Her Nation’ (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020). His earlier works include MotherContinue Reading
