By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, August 2, 2019: Forty-nine writers, historians and known figures from other walks of life, have written an open letter to the Prime Minster to draw his attention to atrocities against Dalits, mob lynching and violence in the name of ‘Jai Shri Ram,’ and other such developments.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 2, 2019: Indonesia’s Medan in North Sumatra is all set to host the ninth edition of the triennial Congress of Asian Theologians (CATS), the largest pan-Asian theological summit. The summit that begins on August 5 will bring together around 120 Asian and AsianContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 2, 2019: The first six months of 2019 witnessed 158 incidents of violence against Christians in 23 states of India, says United Christian Forum, based on the records of its helpline. Among the 158 incidents recorded, 130 relate to attacks or intimidation andContinue Reading
The Vatican has allowed the bishops of Zimbabwe to open the sainthood cause of a British missionary murdered after he refused to abandon his ministry to people with Hansen’s disease during the country’s civil war. The cause for the beatification of John Bradburne, a lay member of the Order ofContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Dhaka, August 2, 2019: Two cardinals from Myanmar and the Philippines met refugee families, relief agency personnel and government officials of a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh during their weeklong visit to Bangladesh. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, archbishop of Manila, and Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, archbishopContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 2, 2019: Ravish Kumar of New Delhi Television or NDTV has been named for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for “harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless.” Kumar is among the five recipients of the 2019 Magsaysay award, the Asian equivalent ofContinue Reading
Monsignor Lucio Mascarenhas Belgaum, August 2, 2019: Every year on August 4 the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint John Marie Vianney, the universal patron of the priests. On Vianney Sunday, the people in a very special way pray for their priests and appreciate their services. The priests, inContinue Reading
Kochi, August 1, 2019: The Synod of the Jacobite Church has used secret ballot to elect Joseph Mor Gregorios as the metropolitan trustee. However, the general body of the Malankara Association will take the final call on the new Metropolitan before the name gets endorsed by the Patriarch of Antioch,Continue Reading
New Delhi, July 31, 2019: The Indian government should extend a formal invitation to Pope Francis to travel to the country as a vast section of people are waiting for the Papal visit, a Congress member said in Lok Sabha on July 31. Kodikunnil Suresh, Chief Whip of Congress inContinue Reading
Guwahati, July 31, 2019: Church leaders in the north-eastern region have accused the present federal government of trying to undermine the role of missionaries in spreading quality education in the country. “Not a single word about the significant contributions of Christian missionaries in providing and making quality education accessible toContinue Reading
