New Delhi, Jan 4, 2019: At least seven people were killed and eight admitted to hospital, some with burn injuries, after an explosion caused a factory in west Delhi’s Moti Nagar to collapse. According to police, the explosion levelled the three-storey factory where paint coating for ceiling fans was produced.Continue Reading
By Milan Vaishnav and Jamie Hintson Jan. 4, 2019: In northern India, some women had long complained that they were fed up with their husbands being drunk. An alcohol ban brought in at their request has affected 100 million people in the state of Bihar. The domestic violence, petty crimeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Phulbani, Jan 4, 2019: The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India, has awarded Kandhamal district, Odisha, as one of the #10 winners of the ‘World Toilet Day Contest 2018.’ However, ground report says that many people in rural areas of the district areContinue Reading
Mahabalipuram, Dec 3: India’s Latin-rite bishops are gathering in the holding their plenary assembly next week in the seaside town of Mahabalipuram in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state. The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) of the Latin-rite bishops, is holding its 31st plenary assembly at the Joe Animation Centre from January 8 to 14 onContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Berhampur,Jan. 3, 2019: Father Prakash Tirkey has been elected as the new provincial of the Vincentian fathers and brothers of North Indian Province of the Congregation of the Mission (CM) on January 2. He was ordained on August 4, 1994. He served as principal at SacredContinue Reading
Jan 3, 2019: Two victims of sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic Church priest in Chile launched a fresh attack on the country’s bishops on Wednesday, accusing them of failing to reform or learn from the crisis. Juan Carlos Cruz and Jose Andres Murillo, two prominent victims of the abuseContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Podanur, Jan. 3, 2019: Every parish forms foundation to a diocese and to the Universal church at large by its spiritual commitment. A little parish in South India is probably the first one to have a full year intensive renewal. The Mount Carmel parish, Carmel Nagar,Continue Reading
Mumbai, Jan 3, 2019: A 19th Century Jewish grave was found during a garden makeover in Nagpada on Jan 1, a timely reminder of the times when the now predominantly Muslim neighbourhood was also home to many Jewish people. The grave, which also has a headstone with carvings in Hebrew,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan. 2, 2019: Father George Pattery, head of the Jesuits in South Asia, has mourned the death of Father Samuel Rayan, a renowned liberation theologian. “Samuel Rayan – Sam- as we affectionately called him, was perhaps the most creative and poetic theologian we haveContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Nashik, Jan. 2, 2019: On the fourth day of a national jamboree, Salesian scouts and guides from all over India took out a grand peace rally flagged off by film persona and Don Bosco collaborator Boman Irani. They also organized an inter-faith prayer gathering. Irani addressing theContinue Reading
