Panjim, Apr. 1, 2019: The Rector Major, Fr Angel Fernandez Artime, 10th successor of Don Bosco, won the hearts of the Salesian family and Goans with his smile and his simplicity. Fr Angel, who is on his first visit to Goa and fourth overall to India, says the prime reasonContinue Reading
Warsaw, April 1, 2019: Catholic priests in Poland have burned books they say are sacrilegious, including tomes from British author J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series of fantasy novels. “We obey the Word,” priests said in a Facebook post showing photographs of the public book burning and quoting Biblical passages fromContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Secunderabad, April 1, 2019: The Federation of Telugu Churches has urged Christians in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to vote for candidates who promote India’s secular and pluralistic character and foster communal harmony and peace. Vote for those “who strive for social justice and equality of theContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Chinnasalem, April 1, 2019: A mob, allegedly instigated by Hindu right-wing groups, attacked a Catholic school in Tamil Nadu after one of its girl students committed suicide. More than 200 people on March 26 came on a truck and rampaged Little Flower Higher Secondary School, Chinnasalem,Continue Reading
Aizawl, Mar. 31, 2019: Come Monday and alcohol will not be available in Mizoram. State Excise and Narcotics Minister K. Beichhua said the MNF government had taken the step to save future generations from the menace of alcohol and drugs, and establish a clean Mizo society. Fulfilling its pre-poll promise,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Miao, March 31, 2019: Church people in Arunachal have expressed relief over the recovery of Marian statues hours after they went missing from two grottoes in the northeastern Indian state. “It is indeed a matter of great relief that both the statues have been discovered. WeContinue Reading
New Delhi, March 31, 2019: In February, the Supreme Court of India directed the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) to respond within three months to a representation seeking the redefinition of the term “minority.” The representation had been pending before the Commission for 15 months. One can understand why theContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao, March 31, 2019: A remote diocese in northeastern India joined Pope Francis’ “24 Hours for the Lord” initiative. Miao diocese in Arunachal Pradesh on March 29 held Eucharistic Adoration and Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of the fifth recurrence of papal initiative. A church in everyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Miao, March 31, 2019: The Church in Arunachal Pradesh on March 31 expressed shock and anguish over vandalism of Marian grottoes at two different places in the northeastern Indian state. The grottoes belong to Itanagar and Miao, the two dioceses of the state. Statues of MotherContinue Reading
By Archbishop Felix Machado Vasai, March 31, 2019: Pope Francis’ journey to Morocco (March 30-31) takes place in the footsteps of the path traced in his visit to Abu Dhabi: “Dialogue with people of other religions is an irreversible commitment,” stated Archbishop Felix Machado, Bishop of Vasai and president ofContinue Reading
