Manila, Jan 9, 2019: Hundreds of thousands of people have thronged the streets of Manila to fling themselves at a statue of Jesus Christ as it inched its way through the Philippine capital in an annual procession that is one of the world’s biggest shows of Catholic devotion. The faithfulContinue Reading
Mumbai, Jan 9, 2019: A collective of civil society activists on Jan. 9 appealed to general public to celebrate the 71st death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30 by observing a minute’s silence against “the growing culture of violence facing the country”. “Today, 70 years after Independence, we areContinue Reading
Vatican City, Jan. 9, 2019: In his message for the 27th World Day of the Sick, Pope Francis urges believers to promote a culture of generosity, noting that the joy of generous giving is a barometer of the health of a Christian. Pope Francis says that those who care forContinue Reading
By Rohit Kumar New Delhi, Jan. 9, 1090: The first time I heard the term ‘Yeshu baba’ was in Tihar jail. I was not a prisoner – I was visiting along with a group of school-children who were performing a Christmas program for about a thousand women inmates in JailContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan. 9, 2019: Archbishop Giorgio Zur, who served the Vatican diplomatic services for more than five decades, including two times in India, died on January 8 in Rome, the Secretariat of State in the Vatican has informed. The German prelate would have turned 89Continue Reading
By Debapriya Sen New Delhi, Jan. 8, 2019: The Delhi sky is covered with smog and will continue to do so till the end of the season. The ever-deteriorating air quality index has been a grave concern every winter. Scientific data provide sufficiently robust basis for establishing that the generalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Wayanad, Jan. 8, 2019: A Catholic nun, who participated in a sit-in for the arrest of a rape-accused bishop, on January 8 received a warning letter with threats of dismissal from her superior general. Sister Lucy Kalappura, a member of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, was atContinue Reading
Kochi, Jan. 8, 2019: The Archdiocesan Movement for Transparency, a combine of laymen focused on reforms and transparency in the administration of the Syro-Malabar Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly, has demanded that bishops must declare their assets and liabilities at the Synod of bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church. The demand has beenContinue Reading
By Najiya O Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 8, 2019: A Shajila came into limelight when a Malayalam newspaper carried her photo showing her in tears yet continuing her duty covering a shutdown In Kerala. She was badly attacked by the protestors while capturing the visuals of the violence unleashed by Hindu radicalContinue Reading
KALINOWKA, Jan. 8, 2019: The former Catholic priest of the Polish village of Kalinowka is serving three years in jail for molesting five schoolgirls. But Marta Zezula, a mother whose testimony helped convict him, says the priest’s victims are the ones made to feel guilty. “We are witches … becauseContinue Reading
