By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov. 27, 2018: An advocacy group of Catholic religious on November 27 urged the apostolic administrator of the archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly to withdraw a warning letter he recently served on a “prophetic” priest. The members of Forum for Justice and Peace (FORUM) say theyContinue Reading
New Delhi: A teenage girl from Assam took on US President Donald Trump for his tweet mocking global warming. On November 21, when temperatures dropped to -2 degrees Celsius in Washington, Donald Trump took to Twitter and said, “Brutal and Extended Cold Blast could shatter ALL RECORDS Whatever happened toContinue Reading
Gandhinagar, Nov. 27, 2018: The BJP-ruled Gujarat government has been collecting data of Muslim students, appearing for Class 10 and 12 board examinations, for the last five years, state Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said here on Nov.27. The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Board (GSHSB), which comes under the GujaratContinue Reading
Panaji, Nov. 27, 2018: Severely hit by declining attendance by natives, churches in London are getting a fresh breath of life with the pews now being filled by thousands of Goans who’ve immigrated to the UK in search of employment. The acknowledgement by the Roman Catholic Church authorities in theContinue Reading
Kozhikode: A drama at a school-fest in Kerala has triggered controversy for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments. Muslim organizations have protested against the drama, ‘Kithab.’ ‘Kithab’ is the story of the daughter of a muezzin, the person who calls for prayers at the mosque. The girl dreams of making theContinue Reading
Aizawl, Nov. 27, 2018: With colorful, well-coordinated rallies and music, Mizoram witnessed the most lively elections in its history. Young singers were recruited to an election campaign program of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, mainly in Aizawl. They sang popular local numbers and Western songs even as the flags ofContinue Reading
Vatican City, Nov 27, 2018: The Catholic Bishops of the Central African Republic have launched an appeal to observe December 2 as a “Day of Lamentation and Prayer” in memory of the many victims of violence in the nation. 1 December: Day of Mourning In a communiqué the Bishops’ ConferenceContinue Reading
Vatican City, Nov. 27, 2018: Filomena Lamberti was lying at home asleep when her now ex-husband threw acid over her face disfiguring her for life. It was the vicious culmination of what had been a troubled marriage to her husband known as “GV” for more than there decades. This hadContinue Reading
Kottayam, Nov 27: Sister Regina, the Superior General of the Missionaries of Jesus congregation, has given a written statement to the police that the religious group is not in a financial position to ensure security installations at the St Francis Mission Convent at Kuravilangadu , as demanded by the latter. TheContinue Reading
Kozhikode, Nov 27: The police have booked a parish priest under the Thamarassery diocese in North Kerala on the charges of cheating a parishioner with a fake diamond purchase deal. Joseph Pamplani, the accused priest, was charged under section 406 (punishment for criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating andContinue Reading
