By Matters India Reporter Kochi, October 17, 2019: The Indian Medical Association, a national voluntary organization of more than 300,000 doctors in the country, has decided to probe a doctor’s certificate confirming a miracle cure through the intercession of India’s new saint Mariam Thresia. The association’s move comes in theContinue Reading
Vatican, Oct 16: Pope Francis has appointed the second-in-command of Vatican security to head the City State’s national police force, after the resignation of the former chief on October 14. The Pope named Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti, who has worked as part of the Vatican’s gendarmerie since 1995, and has beenContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 16, 2019:The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Oct. 14 attempted to prove in court that the State Police Crime Branch (CB) had wilfully destroyed evidence to save the accused in the Sister Abhaya case. The CBI special court here is trying Fr. Thomas M. Kottoor and SisterContinue Reading
Pathanamthitta, Oct. 16, 2019: The Thiruvalla-based Central Travancore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CTCCI) has proposed a sustainable model of development for tier-II and tier-III towns in the Central Travncore region spread. The proposal is against the backdrop of the government decision to set up the proposed Sabari International GreenfieldContinue Reading
Shillong, October 16, 2019: There are parts of the Garo Hills that resemble the rubber-growing areas of Kerala. And this is no coincidence. In fact, this is all the handiwork of a Catholic nun, who moved to Meghalaya in late 1970s, and has since been at the forefront of anContinue Reading
The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019. This year 100 Women is asking: what would the future look like if it were driven by women? From climate change activist Greta Thunberg to trans woman Nisha Ayub who was putContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, October 16, 2019: The Vatican Congregation for the Oriental Churches has rejected Sister Lucy Kalappura’s appeal against her dismissal from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation. This was disclosed in a letter India’s Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro sent to Sister Ann Joseph, superior general ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kuttikanam, October 16, 2019: A Catholic college in Kerala has selected 10 girls and 10 boys as Gender Champions as recommended by two federal ministries to check various forms of marginalization, exclusion and abuse of women in society. “Gender Champions are the need of the hour,”Continue Reading
Vatican, Oct 15: The Vatican promoted the launch of ‘smart rosary’ bracelet on Oct 15 compatible with an iOS and Android app, which costs over $100. “In a world of indifference and in the face of so many injustices, poverty, elementary rights denied, praying for peace in the world meansContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Hyderabad, October 15, 2019: A Catholic dentist from Nellore in Andhra Pradesh credits his faith with his success. “My faith has impacted my life. It is the base for all my work and life. I am always proud to say that I am a Catholic doctorContinue Reading
