Matters India Reporter Siliguri, 11 August 2026: The Department of Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) at Salesian College (Autonomous), Siliguri, welcomed its first batch of 18 students with a five‑day induction programme beginning on August 10. The program started with half‑hour inaugural prayer service in the college chapel animated byContinue Reading
By Jose Kalapura Patna, August 11, 2026: Patna Church mourned veteran evangelist Sadhu Shilanand, whose five decades of ministry deepened Catholic faith and drew 800 mourners to his August 9 funeral. “Patna Church lost a veteran evangelist, in the passing away of Sadhu Shilanand. For the past five decades, heContinue Reading
By Isaac Harold Gomes Kolkata, August 11, 2026. According to a report dated August 10 in The Hindu, several Christian bodies — namely the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI), the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI), and the Council of Churches in Mizoram — took to social mediaContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, August 10, 2026: Can the Christians of India, who constitute barely 2.3% of the population, force Hindus to convert, more so when almost all authorities, from the local police constable, the Executive, Judiciary right up to the President of India, belong to the majority faith? This claimContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pilar, August 10, 2026: A contemplative Rudra Veena recital by young musician Mrunali Desai highlighted Yuva Sadbhav 2026, a youth interfaith gathering at the Pilar Pilgrim Centre in Goa, western India. Desai, a disciple of Vidushi Jyoti Hegde of the Khandarbani tradition, explored Raag Bhimpalasi inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, 10 August 2026: Two alarming incidents of intimidation against Christian house fellowships in West Bengal have drawn sharp condemnation from the Bangiya Christiya Pariseba (BCP), which has called for vigilance against hate campaigns and urged civil society to uphold Bengal’s tradition of communal harmony. OnContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 9, 2026: Civil society activists across India have voiced alarm at the arrest and judicial custody of senior Christian leader Arun Pannalal, president of the Chhattisgarh Christian Forum, who was taken from his Raipur home late on August 7. Police acted on aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter KOCHI, August 10, 2010: Veteran journalist and former president of the Indian Catholic Press Association, Ignatius Gonsalves, has been conferred the Papal Honour of Chevalier (Knight) of the Order of St. Sylvester by Pope Leo XIV. Gonsalves, a member of Infant Jesus Parish, Ernakulam, was amongContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kigali, August 9, 2026: Indian media professional, academic and filmmaker Magimai Pragasam has been elected Vice President of SIGNIS World, the World Catholic Association for Communication, during its global congress in Kigali, Rwanda. The election, held August 7, places him in one of the association’s highestContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Saraswatipur Tea Garden, August 9, 2026: For girls growing up in a tea garden where opportunities are often limited, a rugby field has become a place to find confidence, recognition and a voice. The Jungle Crows girls’ rugby team from Saraswatipur near Siliguri marked International Indigenous People’sContinue Reading
