Thimphu, Oct. 18, 2019: An Indian tourist has been detained by police in Bhutan for allegedly desecrating a holy spot in Dochula. The accused, identified as Abhijit Ratan Hajare from Maharashtra, had been travelling across the Bhutanese countryside with a 15-bike convoy. The team was led by a Bhutanese national,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Shillong, October 18, 2019: The funeral of Archbishop Dominic Jala will be held at 1 pm on October 23 at Mary Help of Christian Cathedral, Laitumkhrah in Shillong, capital of Meghalaya state. Archbishop Jala’s body will arrive on October 20 at Guwahati airport, according to aContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, October 19, 2019: Readers and associates of Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) seem confused and shocked after two websites appeared in early October offering news in the name of Asia’s largest Church news agency. “It is shocking to hear about the sad stateContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Rome, October 19, 2019: Luca Catalano Gonzaga from Rome is a unique storyteller through images. In 2009, he founded an NGO “Witness Image” to collect and narrate the great transformations of our time he witnesses as a photo reporter. His work takes him to remotest areas andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pune, October 7, 2019: About 100 Catholic women religious in India have called for a place at the table in church leadership and asked that canon law be amended to make it more relevant and inclusive. They stressed these and other points at a “Women inContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Oct. 17, 2019: When receiving his pallium from the papal representative to India, Archbishop Elias Gonsalves said it was a reminder that he must take upon his shoulders the suffering and pain of people, and also remain united with the pope and the teachings of the Church.Continue Reading
Panaji, Oct. 17, 2019: Catholic devotees, who have been barred by the Navy since 2005 from visiting the Anjediva island, off the coast of Karwar, to celebrate the feasts of the two churches located there, have sensed a glimmer of hope. In response to a petition before the Prime Minister,Continue Reading
New Delhi, October 17, 2019: A 21-year-old man entered a lion’s enclosure in Delhi zoo on October 17 but was rescued by the authorities in time, police said. Joint Commissioner of Police Devesh Chandra Srivastava told IANS: “Rehan Khan is a resident of Bihar and came to Delhi to visitContinue Reading
By Amit Kumar Mumbai, October 17, 2019: With elections in Maharashtra just a week away, members of the civil society have prepared a manifesto with urban livelihood issues like housing, jobs, migration, sanitation, safe drinking water, etc at the centre of their attention. The manifesto, which has been endorsed byContinue Reading
By Francis Sunil Rosario Medinipur, October 17, 2019: When a healthcare organization from Czech Republic approached the Archdiocese of Calcutta to build a hospital for the poor in India the response was reluctance. The eastern Indian archdiocese said it was not ready to undertake such a project. However, Father ReginaldContinue Reading
