By Kai Schultz New Delhi, April 16, 2019: Winston Churchill called the 1919 massacre of Indian protesters “monstrous.” Queen Elizabeth said it was “distressing.” Prime Minister David Cameron went with “deeply shameful.” But did they apologize? Not exactly. British leaders have always stopped short of making an apology for theContinue Reading
By Niha Masih New Delhi, April 16, 2019: Nearly 900 million Indians are eligible to vote in national elections that started on April 11, an exercise so big that it will take six weeks to complete. The contest involves many political parties, each with a symbol — and the symbolsContinue Reading
Inés San Martín Rome, April 15, 2019: It took 29 meetings, but the pope’s “C-9” council of cardinal advisers, which is now functionally more akin to a “C-6”, has a new constitution for the Vatican in the form of a draft presentable to all the bishops’ conferences around the world,Continue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Rome, April 15, 2019: Generally, I do not enjoy traveling, especially alone. I began to enjoy journeys only after my six-year sojourn in northeastern India. Travelling to the interior villages helped me become stronger in many ways. However, what is more important is the inspiring persons IContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 15, 2019: The Youth Office of Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life will hold the International Youth Forum in Rome as a part of the implementation phase of the recent General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on youth. The June 19-22 meetingContinue Reading
Dima Hasao, April 15, 2019: People at Semkhor village in Assam are facing acute water crisis. To meet their needs, the residents of the village collect water that drips from the mountains in pits. The government has kept changing over the years, but no one has helped the village inContinue Reading
Panaji, April 15, 2019: The BJP in Goa has approached the Election Commission seeking action against a Catholic priest, who reportedly said former chief minister Manohar Parrikar’s cancer was a punishment from God as he ignored complaints against coal pollution in a town in the coastal state. Parrikar died onContinue Reading
Patiala, April 15, 2019: The Punjab police have registered a case against two of its two assistant sub inspectors and an informer in connection with money allegedly missing from the amount seized from a Catholic priest. The three reportedly “vanished” with an alleged amount of 66.5 million rupees after aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 15, 2019: The Allahabad High Court allowed a church to be reopened for the Holy Week, after it was closed since September last, said AC Michael, a church leader. On April 12, the Allahabad High Court directed the state to reopen the churchContinue Reading
Shillong, April 15, 2019: The first of the monthly Mei Ramew Farmers’ Market of 2019 which was organized by the North East Slow Food and Agrobiodiversity Society (NESFAS) on April 13 at the office’s premises at Laitumkhrah in Shillong saw the participation of three communities from Meghalaya and was aContinue Reading
