Kochi, Apr 2, 2019: A court in Kerala on April 2 asked Syro-Malabar Church head Cardinal George Alencherry to appear before it over allegation of misappropriation of church property. Directing the cardinal’s appearance on May 22, a Judicial Magistrate Court in Kochi also tasked others connected to the allegations toContinue Reading
Vatican City, Apr 2, 2019: Pope Francis said on April 2 that the Catholic Church had to acknowledge a history of male domination and sexual abuse of women and children and repair its reputation among young people or risk becoming “a museum.” But, in a major document in which heContinue Reading
Mumbai, April 2, 2019:The Bombay High Court on April 1 directed St. John The Baptist Church, Thane, to approach the Thane municipal commissioner, seeking permission to bury an ex-service personnel on an open ground in possession of the church. The trust had on March 20, buried the person without anyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Manado, April 2, 2019: Churches need to create space for their people to intervene in Asia’s social complexities on time, says general secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA). Observing that Christians in Asia live amid complex social situations that affect their lives, Reverend MathewsContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Chennai, April 2, 2019: The Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council has condemned the recent mob attacks on a school and nuns over a student’s suicide. “We strongly condemn the attack based on the suicide of a 10th class student in the school premises after her exams,” ArchbishopContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chandigarh, April 2, 2019: An inquiry has been ordered into a Catholic priest’s allegations that the police who had raided his residence have not disclosed the full amount of cash seized from him. Punjab’s Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta on April 1 marked an inquiryContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jalandhar, April 1, 2019: Jalandhar diocese’s Pope-appointed administrator on April 1 clarified that an institution raided by police recently does not belong to the diocese, although managed by its priests. The Enforcement Directorate on March 29 raided “Sahodaya” (rising together) and allegedly recovered huge amount ofContinue Reading
Mumbai, Apr. 1, 2019: Don Bosco High School, Matunga, has been the cradle of sports and academics in many ways.Over the years, there have been great names who have received instruction at this illustrious institution established in 1950. Although giving physical education and sports the requisite weightage in the schoolContinue Reading
Apr. 1, 2019: The Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC) and Internet Archive (IA) announced Mar. 30 that they are making a large corpus of Buddhist literature available via the Internet Archive. This collection represents the most complete record of the words of the Buddha available in any language, plus manyContinue Reading
Apr. 1, 2019: The all-women board on the Vatican women’s magazine have resigned citing a campaign to discredit them and put them “under the direct control of men”. Founder Lucetta Scaraffia said pressure on staff at Women Church World had intensified after it had published reports about sexual abuse ofContinue Reading
