London, March 19, 2019: Paul Burrell, Princess Diana’s former royal butler, revealed in his memoir that the late Princess of Wales told him that she found her mission in life in Calcutta in 1992. At the time, Princess Diana and Prince Charles had already separated. In the book “The WayContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, March 18, 2029: The Syro-Malabar Church on March 18 termed as misleading media reports about a case against a senior priest who had allegedly forged documents to attack Cardinal George Alencherry. The report about the case is “misleading and an attempt to divert attention fromContinue Reading
Madurai, March 18, 2019: An organization working for the rights of Dalit Christians has appealed to political parties to include long-pending demands of Dalit Christians in their election manifestos. In a statement issued to all national and regional parties, the National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW) mainly highlighted its demand forContinue Reading
(As part of its involvement in public life the Indian Catholic Forum has prepared a Citizen’s Charter for inclusion in the Election Manifestos of major political parties.) INTRODUCTION: This Citizens’ Charter 2019 has been prepared for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, and is being sent to all major political parties,Continue Reading
Tura, March 17, 2019: Meghalaya police have arrested a Catholic priest for allegedly molesting a woman on the night bus while returning from the state capital of Shillong. According to the North Garo Hills police, Fransalian Father Biju Joseph was caught and roughed up by the passengers of a nightContinue Reading
San Diego, March 17, 2019: Increased use of digital media may be partly responsible for the growth in the percentage of young adults experiencing certain types of mental health disorders in the US over the past decade, suggests new research. “More US adolescents and young adults in the late 2010s,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 17, 2019: The Catholic bishops of India on March 17 joined political and social leaders to mourn the death of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, an alumnus of a Church school. Parrikar, who had been battling pancreatic cancer for more than a year,Continue Reading
Hyderabad, March 17, 2019: Women in Hyderabad organized a silent candlelight protest to show solidarity with the victims of New Zealand’s twin mosque attacks that killed 49 people. One of the protesters, Sumitra said, “We are here to condemn the terror attack happened in New Zealand. We believe that peopleContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, March 17, 2019: A new book comprehensively deals with Bihar’s school education, especially Dalits’. The research based book entitled, Dalit Education in Bihar: A Study of Exclusion, is authored by Jesuit Father Jose Kalapura and Ashutosh Kumar Vishal. It is jointly published by Jesuit-managed XavierContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 17, 2019: The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) has appointed Indian priests as secretaries to two of its offices. Father Joseph Gonsalves of the Archdiocese of Bombay is the new executive secretary of the Office for Human Development (OHD). He will alsoContinue Reading
