Spillville, Sept. 20, 2019: There is a new Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Dubuque this academic year: St. Teresa of Calcutta School, located in southern Winneshiek County. The new school represents the consolidation of two former schools: Calmar-Festina-Spillville Catholic Schools and St. Francis de Sales School, out of Ossian.Continue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ On Sunday March 23,1980, in powerful homily Archbishop Oscar Romero made a passionate plea for disarmament and peace. He minced no words as he castigated the government and the military of his country, “I would like to make an appeal in a special way toContinue Reading
Mumbai, September 19, 2019: Recently India’s Rainbow community celebrated the first anniversary of the reading down of Section 377 of the Indian Constitution, decriminalizing same sex partnerships. Rainbow Catholics and their allies in Mumbai were also gladdened when last October, Wendell Rodricks and Ruby Almeida of Quest UK, met withContinue Reading
Chennai, September 19, 2019: In 2000, Prabhu Deva and Parthiban acted as railway porters in a movie titled ‘James Pandu.’ It was an era when porters thrived as the railways became more affordable and accessible to everyone. But 19 years later, despite the growth of the railways, porters have beenContinue Reading
Kendrapara, September 19, 2019: Subhasmita Tripathy, a village girl from Odisha, eastern India, has been nominated for International Children’s Peace Prize 2019. The eighth grader of Upper Primary School in sea erosion-hit Pentha village is among 119 child leaders from across the globe nominated for the prize. The 13-year-old IndianContinue Reading
By Robin Gomes Rome, September 19, 2019: The Diocese of Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu is working for the spiritual and material welfare of the faithful through a pastoral plan. Bishop Lawrence Pius Dorairaj of Dharmapuri spoke to Vatican News while on his “ad limina” visit to Rome. A bishop inContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Guwahati, September 19, 2019: Assam’s first private university on September 10 opened its community computer center, an initiative of its Department of Social Work. “The project aims at contributing towards sustainable Development Goals and Reducing Inequality,”says Jacob Islary, coordinator of the program under community education programContinue Reading
Rajdaha, September 19, 2019: A Catholic priest who spent ten days in judicial custody for “conversion” alleges a plot to get him killed in the jail. “They tried to kill me inch by inch,” Father Benoy John, who was released on bail on September 16, told the Malayala Manorama newspaper.Continue Reading
Vatican City, September 19, 2019: Pope Francis has told a group of Indian bishops that he was aware of the challenges confronting the Church in their country but they should continue their work with courage and enthusiasm. The Pope on September 17 met with bishops of Karnataka led by ArchbishopContinue Reading
By Piyush Srivastava Lucknow, September 19, 2019: If the Danish child who swam against the adult tide to speak the truth about the “Emperor’s New Clothes” is reborn in India, he will probably look like Ayush Chaturvedi. Ayush’s face is now familiar to many social media users, thanks to aContinue Reading
