Kohima, October 15, 2109: A contestant at the Miss Kohima pageant, held in the capital of Nagaland on October 5, had a message for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the question and answer round, Vikuonuo Sachu was asked by one of the judges what she would tell PM Modi ifContinue Reading
Rome, October 15, 2019: Pope Francis set the world of football abuzz on October 13 by unexpectedly throwing his weight behind the New Orleans Saints, a football team. Except, the octogenarian pontiff didn’t mean to support the NFL team, but the new saints of the Catholic Church. “Today we giveContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, October 15, 2019: A doctor in Kerala has questioned the Catholic Church’s dependence on miracles to declare someone a saint. Sulphi Noohu, secretary of the Kerala unit of the Indian Medical Association told CNN News 18 on October 16 that superstition should not be attachedContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Manila, October 15, 2019: The Indian diaspora in the Philippines is all set to meet President Ram Nath Kovind in Manila this week. “We are excited to meet and interact with our president here. It is a great feeling to see one’s president,” Manpreet Singh, an IndianContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi SJ Ragabpur, October 15, 2019: Starvation has killed more Dalits and Adivasis than people of other communities in India, according to the Right To Food Campaign. The campaign has prepared a data sheet of the details of starvation deaths as reported in the mainstream media from 2015Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, October 15, 2019: Bishop Emeritus Antony Devotta of Tiruchirappalli passed away due to a massive heart attack on October 15, according to a press release from the Bengaluru-based Conference of Catholic Bishops of India. The end came at 2:20 am at St Augustine Minor Seminary,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pune, October 15, 2019: When Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio chose for his papal name Francis after the globally acclaimed the poor one of Assisi on March 13, 2013, many expected him to strive for renewal in the Church plagued with innumerable problems — internal andContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, October 14, 2019: With Mariam Theresa’s canonization on October 13, India has six natives as saints of the Catholic Church. The list also includes eight saints born overseas but closely linked to India such as Mother Teresa and Francis Xavier. Close on the heels ofContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, October 14, 2019: As a northerner foodie I prefer meat to fish. I like it fried crisp, whereas those in the south may prefer a curry. Since my wife is more the southern type, whenever she prepares mackerel (aila in Malayalam or bangra in Konkani), she friesContinue Reading
By Rita Joseph New Delhi, October 14, 2019: At a highly polarized time when the country’s secular ethos stands threatened as never before, the Society of Jesus are upping the ante on inter-faith dialogue. The Jesuit Conference of South Asia (JCSA) held a three-day Assistancy meeting of dialogue coordinators atContinue Reading
