Kochi, March 13, 2019: Bishop John Nellikunnel of Idukki has written to his priests explicitly telling them not to take any position favoring any political party or ideology. The Bishop’s March 9 circular to priests assumes importance as Kerala’s more than 18 percent Christian population has significant sway in certainContinue Reading
Madurai, March 13, 2019: The Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council has sought change in the poll date for the southern Indian state. The state’s 39 parliamentary and 18 assembly seats will go to poll on April 18, which coincides with Maundy Thursday, an important observance for Christians across denominations. On MarchContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao, March 13, 2019: Two French missionaries were remembered at the 60th Tibetan National Uprising Day commemoration in Miao town in Arunachal Pradesh. “Tibet and Christianity in Arunachal Pradesh have an age-old connection,” said Likro Mossang, women president of Miao Diocese in east Arunachal Pradesh. “French missionariesContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Rome, March 13, 2019: A Japanese woman, who was born into Shinto religion, chose to become a Christian at the age of 24. Later she opted to become a Catholic nun in the Daughters of St Paul congregation. Piermaria Kondo Rumiko, daughter of a carpenter in JapaneseContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ranchi, March 13, 2019: The Jharkhand High Court has granted bail to a Jesuit priest in the alleged abduction and gang rape of five women activists in Khunti district in 2018. Allowing his bail petition on March 12, Justice A B Singh directed Father Alfonse AindContinue Reading
Melbourne, March 13, 2019: Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be convicted of sex abuse to date, has been sentenced to six years in prison for the “callous” assault of two choirboys in the late 1990s. A former senior adviser to Pope Francis, Cardinal Pell showed noContinue Reading
New Delhi, March 12, 2019: The Editors Guild says the Meghalaya High Court’s order in a contempt case against The Shillong Times, including its editor and publisher, is “intimidatory and undermines” press freedom. The Meghalaya High Court on March 8 sentenced The Shillong Times editor Patricia Mukhim and publisher ShobaContinue Reading
Geneva, March 12, 2019: An environment expert employed by the World Council of Churches was among 157 people killed in the recent Ethiopian plane crash. Pastor Norman Tendis was on the Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi that crashed on March 10 shortly after take-off. Pastor Tendis, aContinue Reading
Vatican City, March 1, 2019: Pope Francis looks set to start his seventh year as head of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, the same day a high-ranking Australian cardinal will be sentenced for pedophilia. Pope Francis was elected as leader on March 13, 2013. According to his calendar,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 12, 2019: A national rally in New Delhi on March 12 urged political parties to include in their election manifestos the reservation for Dalit Christians and Muslims. “We have to see that our rights are rightly accepted. We should not lose our fight,”Continue Reading
