By Matters India reporter Vypin, September 23, 2019: A documentary film Sarvodayam Kurian has won the second prize at the Warsaw Film Festival. The film, “Athirukal Illtha Oral” (Man Beyond Boundaries) is directed by Arun Sivan was shown on September 22 at the 34th International Catholic Film and Multimedia FestivalContinue Reading
Colombo, September 23, 2019: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered a fresh inquiry into the Easter suicide bombings that killed at least 258 people after the Catholic Church voiced concerns that current probes are not independent. The government has blamed a local jihadi group, the National Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ)Continue Reading
New Delhi, Sept. 22, 2019: Ever since the Amended Motor Vehicle Act has been notified, we are getting to see all kinds of challans being issued. However, as per some Delhi cab drivers, they are being penalized by the police for not carrying condoms in their first aid box. AndContinue Reading
by Rejitha Rajan Panaji, September 22, 2019: Body shaming is one of the most serious forms of bullying, harassment and humiliation. All throughout the world, there is a definite notion of “beauty” which defines standards of skin color, body structure, hair length and texture and so on. People are oftenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Deli, September 22, 2019: Sister Shalini Mulackal, a leading theologian from India, will be among the speakers at a women’s international meet in Rome. The October 3 event entitled ‘Voices of Faith’ will bring together a group of remarkable women, nuns, bishops and others fromContinue Reading
By Thomas Joseph Therakam Indore, September 22, 2019: The Church in India should read the signs of the times and imbibe the spirit of the Second Vatican Council to become relevant and survive in the modern world, says a national body of Catholic priests. “In a world of information technology,Continue Reading
Kathmandu, September 21, 2019: Hindu extremist threats have driven a pastor in Nepal into hiding following a leak onto social media of a restricted audience-interview he gave on his journey to Christ, sources said. Pastor Sukdev Giri of Trinity Fellowship church in Chitwan District has received death threats, he said.Continue Reading
Vatican City, September 21, 2019: Pope Francis has again spoke out against assisted suicide and euthanasia, days before a top Italian court is to examine the thorny question in the largely Catholic country. “We can and we must reject the temptation, which is also favored by legislative changes, to useContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vatican City, September 21, 2019: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, head of the Catholic Church in India, is among participants the Vatican has listed for the Special Assembly of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region. The Vatican on September 21 published the list of participants for the October 6-27Continue Reading
Mayurbhanj, September 20, 2019: A man wanted in the killing of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines has been arrested 20 years and nine months later. The sleuths of Central Bureau of Investigation nabbed Buddhadev Nayak on September 19 from Nischitapur village under Thakurmunda police station in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district. Staines,Continue Reading
