Ayodhya, Nov. 25,2018: Ayodhya is on high alert with nearly 1,00,000 Ram Mandir supporters likely to congregate in the temple town to attend the Dharm Sansad organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. There is a fear of outbreak of communal violence in wake of multiple controversial statements and rumour withContinue Reading
Dhaka, Nov. 25, 2018: Professor Farida Adib Khanam, principal of Gonoshasthaya Samaj Vittik Medical College, has been awarded Mother Teresa Gold Medal 2018. She received the award at a function held in Dhaka on November 20 by Bishwa Manabadhikar Foundation for her contribution to education and health services, said aContinue Reading
Vatican City, Nov. 25, 2018: Pope Francis named the Vatican’s top sex abuse investigator and a close U.S. ally to an organizing committee for a February abuse prevention summit that has grown even more high stakes after the Holy See blocked U.S. bishops from taking action to address the scandal.Continue Reading
By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ According to the United Nations, “Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today. It remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it. In general terms, itContinue Reading
Cameroon, Nov 23: The Roman Catholic Church in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region, where separatists are waging an armed insurgency, said it suspected the army of killing a Kenyan priest two days ago. Cosmos Omboto Ondari, a 33-year-old cleric, was shot dead on Nov 21 at a church in Kembong parishContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Guwahati, Nov. 23, 2018: Journalism is a service to society and the nation and only those with passion and right attributes should join it, says Sashi Nair, director of the Press Institute of India and Editor of its journals, Vidura and Grassroots. “Anyone wanting to makeContinue Reading
Kochi, Nov. 23, 2018: Featuring the photo of Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar on the official calendar of Trichur archdiocese for 2019 is seen as the prelate’s clout in his home state of Kerala. Bishop Mulakkal, who is accused of raping a 44-year-old member of the Missionaries of Jesus congregationContinue Reading
Paris, Nov. 23, 2018: Religious freedom is under threat in one of every five nations around the globe, in part because of an increase in “aggressive ultranationalism”, a Catholic NGO said in a report Thursday (Nov 22). Aid to the Church in Need found incidents of religious persecution in 21Continue Reading
VENICE, Nov 22: To express solidarity with persecuted Christians, including Asia Bibi, a Pakistani woman recently acquitted of blasphemy, the city of Venice was illuminated in red light on Nov 20 night. In a message of support for the initiative, Pope Francis said the event “will draw the due attentionContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, November 22, 2018: The Indian unit of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) on November 22 celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It launched a campaign “I’m Human, Right?” to commemorate the United Nations’ proclamation on December 10, 1948 in ParisContinue Reading
