By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 11, 2019: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has appointed Father Roque Noronha as the new national coordinator of Port Chaplains in India. Born on November 2, 1965, in Margao, Goa, Fr. Noronha was ordained a priest on May 7, 1994, for theContinue Reading
Chennai, July 11, 2019: When the water’s gone, you bathe in what drips out of the air-conditioner. You no longer allow yourself the luxury of an evening shower at the end of a steamy summer’s day. You sprint down two flights of stairs with plastic pots as soon as aContinue Reading
The UN Human Rights Council has voted to set up an investigation into alleged crimes committed during the Philippine government’s war on drugs. The resolution, which passed by a narrow margin, mandates a comprehensive written report into the human rights situation in the country. It will focus on reports ofContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, July 11, 2019: The trial in the 27-year-old case of Sister Abhaya murder finally began at the CBI special court in Thiruvananthapuram on July 11. Facing trial in the case are Catholic priest Father Thomas M. Kottoor, the first accused, and Sister Stephy, the third accused. Since Stephy wasContinue Reading
By Rupesh Samant Vasco, Jul 11, 2019: The final rites on Goa’s former minister Wilfred Misquita, who was born a Catholic, were performed in the Hindu way. The mortal remains of Misquita were cremated in Hindu crematorium at the port town of Vasco July 10. “That was his last wish.Continue Reading
Naples, July 11, 2019: Dutee Chand has won the gold medal in the women’s 100-meter sprint at the 30th Summer University Games in Naples, Italy. She clocked 11.32 seconds on July 9, winning India’s first gold medal at this edition of the meet. With this gold medal in her kitty,Continue Reading
Paris, July 11, 2019: Archbishop Michael Aupetit of Paris has asked priests of his archdiocese to offer Mass for the intention of Vincent Lambert, the 42 year-old quadriplegic man nearing death in a French hospital after doctors withdrew food and water on Sunday. “Dear brothers,” the archbishop wrote July 9,Continue Reading
Kochi, July 11, 2019: Cardinal George Alencherry, who has been facing a revolt by a section of the priests in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese, says that he harbors no animosity against anyone. The cardinal, who is the head of the Syro-Malabar Church, was speaking at the opening of the Kuwait ReturneesContinue Reading
Guwahati, July 11, 2019: The recent suicide of a teenage girl has highlighted the anguish of hundreds of thousands of residents of Assam who have been anxious and distressed about their residential status in the northeastern Indian state. Noor Nehar Begum took her life on June 26, the same dayContinue Reading
Mumbai, July 10, 2019: A section of the East Indian community is holding the ‘Mot Mauli Yatra’ for the second year in city gaothans. The idea is to create awareness about the native devotion of Mother Mary. Mount Mary is considered to be one of the native forms of MotherContinue Reading
