By Saji Thomas Kochi, Dec. 18, 2018: Ouseph Pappachan, a physically challenged farmer in flood-ravaged Kerala, says he and his wife are alive now because of Sister Regin Mathew. “I did not feel like living after floods destroyed all I had. But the sister convinced me there is life beyondContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 18, 2018: Life term awarded to a top political leader in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case gives hope to victims of communal violence awaiting justice in India, say activists working among the survivors of the Odisha’s anti-Christian violence. The verdict against Sajjan KumarContinue Reading
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Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 18, 2018: The relatives of a young priest joined the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church to allege foul play in the mysterious death of a young priest a week ago. Church members have demanded that the people responsible for the 34-year-old priest’s death be brought before justice. It was presumedContinue Reading
Kochi, Dec. 18, 2018: The Kerala High Court on Dec. 18 rapped the police for adopting different stances in implementing court orders with respect to disputes in the Malankara Church. Justice A. Hariprasad passed the order while dismissing a petition filed by the Jacobite faction against the Muvattupuzha munsif courtContinue Reading
Santander, Dec. 18, 2018: How do you go from being a bartender who has not attended Mass for 15 years to becoming a priest? For Father Juan de Cáceres, the answer is that God was persistent in pursing his heart and revealing his call. Today, Fr. Juan is a priestContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani The scene of violence in the name of emotive issues has been continuously throwing new patterns of instigating and orchestrating violence. In recent times we saw the major violence following the demolition of Babri Mosque (1992), Godhra train burning (Gujarat carnage 2002), murder of a Swami (KandhamalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 18, 2018: Jesuit-managed Indian Social Institute (ISI) and several Christians were among 100 human rights activists, advocates and journalists honored by the Delhi Minorities Commission. The commission selected individuals, institutions and organizations from diverse categories for their commitment and contribution in upholding theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vailodam, Dec 17, 2018: The Vincentian Kerala Society, the social service wing of Congregation of Mission (CM) priests, South Indian Province, Mysore, has built 15 houses of recent devastating flood victims in Kerala. “Houses are getting ready for the flood victims in Kerala. The target ofContinue Reading
By Philip Mathew Bengaluru, Dec. 17, 2018: More than 400 Hindu, Muslim and Christian children celebrated Christmas held at a Catholic school auditorium on December 16. The children gathered from 54 Dream India Network (DIN) Foster Homes, run and managed by sisters from different religious congregations in the convent premisesContinue Reading
