Christians across India are “living in fear” because of acts of state-led violence and oppression, says the bishop of a region still recovering from one of the country’s worst outbreaks of persecution. Speaking to leading Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, Bishop Kishore Kumar Kujur of Rourkela describedContinue Reading
New Delhi, Oct. 4, 2019: Nearly 1,900 people lost their lives and another 46 were reported missing this monsoon season in rains and floods which affected more than 25 lakh in 22 states, Union Home Ministry officials said on Oct. 4. The highest 382 people died in Maharashtra, followed byContinue Reading
AGARTALA, Oct. 4, 2019: There would be no sacrifice of animals during Durga Puja in the famous Durga Bari temple in Agartala for the first time in 525 years as the Tripura High Court has banned the centuries-old tradition of animal sacrifice in religious places. The Tripura government has beenContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Rome, October 4, 2019: Women religious in India need to be empowered to help the less privileged, voiceless and powerless in the Indian society, says Sister Shalini Mulackal, a leading theologian. “Women religious are not in a position to resist because their life is very much dependedContinue Reading
NAZARETH, Colombia : On a Sunday morning, Deacon Ferney Pereira was leading a prayer service in this small village’s Catholic Church. After reading a passage from the Gospel of Luke, the 30-year-old deacon stepped down from the altar, walked among his congregation and delivered an animated sermon in Tikuna, theContinue Reading
Chicago, Oct 3, 2019 : You might say that running 10 marathons is extreme. Well, Sr. Stephanie Baliga, who is about to run her tenth, is somewhat of an extreme person. She was once even more of an extreme runner, she told CNA. But while she was a college athlete atContinue Reading
Islamabad, Oct 4, 2019: For all its criticism of India for denying rights to minorities, Pakistan”s parliament has shot down a minority Christian member”s constitutional amendment bill seeking to allow non-Muslims to become Prime Minister and President of Pakistan. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been strident in his attackContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Yangon, October 1, 2019 — In a statement released on 1st October, eve of 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi the apostle of peace and non-violence, Cardinal Charles Bo archbishop of Yangon has appealed to the country’s religious leaders to speak out against the atrocitiesContinue Reading
Whether it’s a matter of settling land disputes or to appropriate drunkards who create ruckus, Uttar Pradesh based Green Gang founded by Angoori Deheriya deals with everything. A gang of thousands of women draped in green coloured sarees are a force no goon wants to cross paths with. While todayContinue Reading
By Jericha Del Mundo Manila, October 3, 2019: I never thought that being friends with a person with a different culture was going to be easy. I was one of the selected student volunteers to represent the Philippines for the YayasanSukarelawanSiswa-Association for Southeast Asian Nations (YSS-ASEAN) Student Volunteer Mission toContinue Reading
