By James Kottoor Vanchi Square near the Kerala High court in Ernakulam witnessed another whole day gathering on October 12 to support and promote “Justice for Sr. Lucy” hounded by the Church hierarchy, especially by those in the Syro-Malabar Church. The morning session which I attended included people from allContinue Reading
New Delhi, Oct. 14, 2019: Indian-origin Abhijit Banerjee was among three who have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics for their work which has “dramatically improved our ability to fight poverty in practice.” The award was announced October 14. The awardees are Banerjee’s wife one-time doctorate student EstherContinue Reading
Bareilly, October 14, 2019: In an uncanny incident, a father found an earthen pot with a newborn girl in it when he was digging a pit to bury his own stillborn daughter who had died minutes after birth. According to reports, Hitesh Kumar Sirohi, a trader, rescued the newborn girlContinue Reading
Shillong, Oct. 14, 2019: Archbishop Dominic Jala of the Shillong Archdiocese who passed away in California had left an unfinished task — translating the Missal from Latin to English. The Missal is a book containing texts used in the Catholic Mass throughout the year. Archbishop Jala, 68, died on theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Nagpur, October 14, 2019: Women, particularly from Dalit community, need to organize themselves and affirm leadership skills to transform India with the ideals of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, says Cynthia Stephen, social activist and researcher. Dalit women are to work to bring Babasaheb’s dream of an equalContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bangalore, October 14, 2019: Hundreds of people attended the burial of former Bishop John Baptist Sequeira of Chikmagalur among common people on November 11 in St. Patrick’s Church Cemetery in Bengaluru. Bishop Sequeira died on October 9 due to old age ailments at the Home ofContinue Reading
Vatican City, Oct. 13, 2019: Pope Francis, the supreme pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Oct. 13 ‘canonized’ five new saints including Sister Mariam Thresia from Kerala. Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan, who is from the southern state of Kerala himself, represented India during the ceremony.Continue Reading
Goa, October 13, 2019: The 44th annual research seminar of the Association of Christian Philosophers of India (ACPI) will take place at the St. Joseph Vaz Spiritual Renewal Centre, Old Goa. The October 23 to 25 seminar will address the theme: “Philosophizing Science: Promises, Perils and Possibilities.” The seminar willContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Shillong, October 13, 2019: Vicar General Father John Madur was elected as the diocesan administrator following the death of Archbishop Dominic Jala. According to church practice, after a death of a diocesan head, his consulters elect a priest as the diocesan administrator, until Vatican appoints aContinue Reading
New Delhi, October 12, 2019: Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan will lead the Indian delegation at the ceremony in which Pope Francis will declare Mariam Thresia a saint in Vatican City on Oct. 13. Muraleedharan will visit the Vatican City on October 12-13 for the canonisation ofContinue Reading
