London, Feb 20, 2019: Two prominent cardinals have called for an end to the “plague of the homosexual agenda”, urging bishops to end their complicity and silence over cases of sexual abuse. In an open letter on Feb 20, Cardinals Raymond Burke from the US and Walter Brandmüller from GermanyContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob. Kochi, Feb. 19, 2018: On September 28 2018, the Indian Supreme Court threw ‘tradition and custom’ to the wind by allowing women of all ages to worship at the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, where until then, only women between 10 and 50 years could worship, besidesContinue Reading
Tura, Feb 20, 2019: Catholic run schools and colleges from all over Garo Hills on Wednesday remained closed as a mark of protest and condemnation against the frequent attacks on Catholic Parishes and institutions, by miscreants in the last few weeks. The shut down protest was also aimed at demandingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Feb 20, 2019: The year 2019 is not much different from 2018 for Christians in India except that on an average if 2018 witnessed 20 incidents per month, 2019 has begun with 29 incidents in January in 13 states of India. “Almost an incidentContinue Reading
Idukki: An elegant British-built church with its Gothic style architecture at Pallikunnu near Kuttikanam in Idukki district is all set to celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. The St. George CSI Church like the British church at Munnar has an European cemetery close to it with the names of thoseContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Feb. 19, 2019: The police in Kerala on February 19 registered a case against a Franciscan Clarist Congregation convent after a nun complained that she was illegally confined and tortured for deposing against a rape accused bishop. The case arose after the brother of SisterContinue Reading
Vatican, Feb 19, 2019: Arturo Sosa, S.J., the superior general of the Society of Jesus, Feb. 19 made public the four main reference points, known as “universal apostolic preferences,” that are to guide the life and work of the Jesuits over the next 10 years. He said Pope Francis hasContinue Reading
New Delhi, Feb 19, 2019: A Missionaries of Charity nun and an employee of Nirmal Hriday Home have been locked in jail for the last 222 days on the charges of child trafficking in the Jharkhand. The two women are languishing in the prison in Jharkhand and not even grantedContinue Reading
New Delhi, Feb: 19, 2019: A woman’s caste in India can increase her exposure to mortality as a result of factors such as poor sanitation and inadequate water supply and health care, says a UN women report. “The average age of death for Dalit women is 14.6 years younger thanContinue Reading
Paris, Feb. 18, 2019: Apostolic Nuncio to France Archbishop Luigi Ventura is being investigated over claims he had sexually assaulted an official assigned to look after him during an event in Paris. The Vatican envoy is accused of touching the bottom of a member of Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s international relationsContinue Reading
