By Robin Gomes Vatican City, Oct. 20, 2019: Cardinal Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay,participating in the Amazon Synod, currently taking place in the Vatican, says he is moved by the passion of the bishops of the Amazonia region for their poor and suffering people. Cardinal Gracias made the remark inContinue Reading
Mumbai, Oct 20, 2019: After hearing two separate petitions filed by persons whose marriages were annulled by a so-called church court, the Bombay high court at Goa has struck down Article 19 of a Portuguese edict that gave legal sanctity to rulings of ecclesiastical tribunals in the former Portuguese colony.Continue Reading
A Catholic bishop of Pakistan has expressed concern over the confrontation between Pakistan and India over the disputed region of Kashmir and wishes the leaders of both the nuclear-armed nations take on the path of dialogue to save humanity. Dialogue and peace “Atomic weapons will never be needed or usedContinue Reading
Rome, Oct 19 : At least four of the 12 language groups at the Amazon synod overtly propose the ordination of married men to the priesthood in summary reports published by the Vatican on Oct 18, with the majority of the discussion groups expressing openness to the idea. “We ask,Continue Reading
Hyderabad:, October 19, 2019: The second national youth conference, 2019, hosted by the archdiocese of Hyderabad, organised by the Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) at the Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) concluded here on Thursday. With over 450 people, from 70 dioceses, showcasing 14 regional cultures from all overContinue Reading
Priya was 15 when a relative in Bangladesh tricked her with the promise of a dream job as a singer, drugged her, and trafficked her across the border into the sex trade in India. After several failed attempts to escape the brothel in the eastern state of West Bengal whereContinue Reading
By Shane J. Alliew Running at 132 minutes and made at a budget of 200 million rupees, Raaj Shaandilyaa’s directorial debut, Dream Girl has raked in ten times its budget and is currently running to near-packed houses across the country. What made this comedy of errors click, causing the producersContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Darjeeling, October 18, 2019: A Gorkha Youth Trust held its first intellectual symposium on October 17-18 in Darjeeling. Several youths and personalities of the Hills in the field of Education, Research, Environment, Art and Cinema, Music, Drama and Poetry, Literature, Sports, Politics, Journalism, Academics, Business andContinue Reading
Kochi, Oct 18, 2019: The Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) has asked its expelled member Sister Lucy Kalappura to withdraw police cases against fellow nuns and apologize or face legal action. In her letter dated October 15, FCC superior general Sister Ann Joseph threatened to sue Sister Kalappura if she didContinue Reading
Nairoby, Oct.18, 2019: A Catholic priest who disappeared from his family home was found dead in a shallow grave in southeastern Kenya a week after he was reported missing. Police investigators and pathologists Oct. 16 exhumed the body of Father Michael Maingi Kyengo, 43. They said his body had beenContinue Reading
