Jakarta, April 28, 2019: What will happen if a large country conducts several elections at the same time to cut costs? It could be fatal at least for some election officials, as happened in Indonesia. Indonesia, a country that stretches more than 5,000 km from its western to eastern tips,Continue Reading
By Julian S Das Pune, April 27, 2019: A group of South Asian Jesuits has paid homage to the massacred people in Sri Lanka on Easter day. Inaugurating a four-day seminar on “Interculturality for Reconciled Life and Mission” at Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune, April 25, the Jesuits observed one -silence inContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Chandel, April 26, 2019: A group miscreants has burned down the second oldest Catholic school in Manipur over disciplinary action taken against some students. St. Joseph Higher Secondary School at Sugnu in Chandel district of the northeastern Indian state lost all its files and records of theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Cebu, April 25, 2019: More than 16,000 pilgrims are attending this week the Philippines’ largest gathering of Catholic youth in Cebu, Southern Philippines. Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu welcomed the delegates to the upcoming National Youth Day (NYD) 2019 being held in Cebu, April 23-28. “WeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, April 25, 2019: India’s Catholic theologians on April 25 assembled in Bengaluru to analyze the current situation in the country and evolve relevant responses to help the Church address modern problems. The 42 annual meeting of the Indian Theological Association (ITA) at the National BiblicalContinue Reading
Adilabad, April 25, 2019: For the first time in centuries, Adivasis of the sleepy Saleguda village in Indervelli mandal of Adilabad district did not feast in the open as part of ‘gav saat’ puja, which is meant to appease seven mother goddesses for safeguarding them from summer-related diseases. The deathContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, April 24, 2019: Retired priests are “examples of burning furnaces of prayer” for the Church, says India’s leading prelate. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, celebrated Easter Morning Mass with the 23 retired priests at the Clergy Home in Mumbai. “All of our priests follow Jesus: FollowContinue Reading
Colombo, April 25, 2019:All of Sri Lanka’s Catholic churches have been ordered to stay closed and suspend services until security improves after deadly Easter bombings, a senior priest told AFP April 25. “On the advice of the security forces we are keeping all churches closed,” the priest said. “There willContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Yangon, April 26, 2019: Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, head of the Catholic Church in Myanmar, has mourned the death of 54 people in mine tragedy on Easter Monday 22. “Sorrow and sadness engulf the hearts of Myanmar people in the Easter week. 54 of our countryContinue Reading
Colombo, Apr 24, 2019: The Archbishop of Colombo says that government officials in Sri Lanka should be fired for failing to act on tips that terrorists attacks were imminent in the hours preceding Easter Sunday bombings in the country. “It’s absolutely unacceptable behavior on the part of these high officialsContinue Reading
