By Matters India Reporter Chennai, Jan 11, 2019: There is a greater need to do more research on Christianity in Asia, said Father Wilfred Felix, a well-known Indian theologian. Researches on Christianity in Asia are to be made popular and accessible to all, Father Felix told the International Journal ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Jan 10, 2019: Kochi, Jan. 10, 2019: The Syro-Malabar Church on January 10 resolved to create safe environment for all in its dioceses, parishes and religious houses. This was decided at the synod now underway at the Church headquarters in Kochi, Kerala. The Oriental CatholicContinue Reading
KINSHASA, Jan 10, 2019: – Congo’s Catholic Church, one of the country’s most respected institutions, challenged Thursday’s official results from a chaotic presidential election, suggesting its tally did not give victory to opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi. Though bishops stopped short of naming a winner, the announcement sets up a potentialContinue Reading
Manila, Jan. 2019: President Rodrigo Duterte on Jan 10 denounced bishops in the Catholic-majority country as “sons of bitches”, renewing his attacks on the church that has criticized him over his bloody war on drugs. Duterte, who launched his campaign against drugs when he took office in mid-2016, remains hugelyContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Manila, Jan. 10, 2019: Thousands of Indians living in the Philippines are gearing up to cheer up Suman Chellani from the country contesting in the 47th Miss Intercontinental 2018. Manila, the Philippines capital, will host the contest on January 26. “She was my student in Gujarat. IContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Jan. 10, 2019: The second workshop for Dalit Christian artists will take place at the Indian Social Institute, Bengaluru, southern India. The Office for Scheduled Caste/Backward Class under the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) is organizing the January 18-19 workshop to revive long forgottenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Jan. 9, 2019: Various civil society organizations and individuals in India plan to commemorate the 71th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi by appealing the nation to resist and confront the growing culture of violence facing the country. India observes January 30 as Mahatma Gandhi’s MartyrdomContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, January 9, 2019: The National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW) on January 9 expressed shock and anguish over the Indian government’s determination to extend reservation benefits to the economically weaker section of the dominant castes of the country. “NDCW opposes this move which is against theContinue Reading
By Stephen Alathara Chennai, Jan. 9, 2019: Apostolic nuncio to India Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro has urged the Church in India to pay greater attention to the needs of humanity. “There is a need for the Church to attend to the needs of humanity, which is the joy of the ChurchContinue Reading
Ranchi, Jan. 9, 2019: An international NGO promoting media freedom has demanded an independent probe into the murder of a tribal journalist in Jharkhand state in eastern India. The Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the world’s biggest NGO specializing in the defense of media freedom, on January 9 said it wasContinue Reading
