By Alphonsa Kumari Kolkata, December 17, 2018: West Bengal Right to Food Campaign (RTFC) engaged the political leaders at Mahabodhi Society Hall in Kolkata to eradicate starvation death by every means on December 15. Jesuit priest and social activist Irudhaya Jothi and Anuradha Talwar, both belonging to Right to FoodContinue Reading
Christian Dalits are worse off than their Hindu counterparts as the former do not have the benefit of the constitutional measures though they are subject to the deprivations, discriminations and indignities.
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Mumbai, Dec. 17, 2018: Cardinal Oswald Gracias is calling on the people of the Archdiocese of Bombay “to create linkages between the urban consumer communities and the rural producer communities” during this Advent. The Indian cardinal’s remarks came as he launched the 2018 Advent Campaign against Hunger and Disease withContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 17, 2018: The Church of North India on December 17 organized “Aman ka Utsav” (festival of peace) at the heart of the national capital to share the message of Christmas with others. “We have gathered together to celebrate Aman ka Utsav, to singContinue Reading
Minneapolis, Dec. 17, 2018 — The head of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says he’s troubled by the Vatican’s failure to conclude an investigation into allegations that his predecessor behaved inappropriately with young men. Archbishop Bernard Hebda says in a post on the archdiocese website Dec. 14 thatContinue Reading
“Religion is like medicine, and there is no single medicine that suits all,” the 14th Dalai Lama said on Dec. 17. The Dalai Lama was speaking at the Techfest organised by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on Friday. “Fundamentally, all religions preach the same things. I never said BuddhismContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Sankt Ottilien, December 17, 2018: World is facing newer conflict today more than ever, says Catholic Biblical Federation (CBF). “We have grown accustomed to “never ending” wars – in Africa, in the Mideast, the East, and distant countries whose names we have already forgotten…. Yet newContinue Reading
Kiev, Dec. 17 For proponents of Ukrainian independence, Saturday was a long-awaited day. Inside Kiev’s St Sophia Cathedral, a unification council of 190 delegates gathered to serve the final rites on the country’s 332-year-old religious ties with Moscow Orthodoxy; to create a new, unified Ukrainian Orthodox Church; and elect aContinue Reading
Dubai, Dec. 17, 2018: More than 800 workers relished lip-smacking biryani, and a variety of delicious dishes as they were served sumptuous food during an event that also united dignitaries and residents from across emirates. Dubai-based St Mary’s Catholic Church teamed up with two Malawi entrepreneurs and government entities toContinue Reading
Vatican City, Dec 16, 2018 : Ahead of his 82nd birthday, Pope Francis held a party and ate birthday cake with children under the care of a free health clinic inside the Vatican. The celebration took place inside the Paul VI hall before the Sunday Angelus. It included a surprise birthdayContinue Reading
