By Matters India Reporter Bilbao, Oct. 29, 2018: A documentary “Behind India, a look from their social movements” has won the Audience Award at the Bilbao International Invisible Film Festival in the Basque Country, Spain. The documentary was produced by the Basque NGO Calcuta Ondoan (Friends of Calcutta) in collaborationContinue Reading
Jakarta, October 29, 2018: A Lion Air passenger plane that took off on October 29 from Jakarta crashed into the sea with 189 people on board, all of whom are feared dead in Indonesia’s worst air disaster in recent years. Over 12 hours after the crash, no clear explanation hadContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Oct. 29, 2018: Avinash Noronha (31) recently returned to his hometown Kanpur after a three month, 3,000 km long cyclathon in Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal and Uttarakhand. Even while cycling at a height of 18000 ft. and braving night temperatures of -10 degrees Centigrade, he was wearing justContinue Reading
Stephanie McCrummen, Kim Severson and Julie Moskin emphasize the need for independent journalistic investigations instead of relying on social media testimonies.Continue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 29, 2018: The Women’s Commission of Kerala has filed a case against persons who reportedly heckled four nuns at a priest’s funeral. Commission chairperson M C Josephine on October 29 sought an inquiry into the incident from Alappuzha district police chief and asked him to file a report.Continue Reading
By George Kommattathil Kozhikode, Oct. 29, 2018: Hundreds of people have flocked to a Catholic house in Kozhikode, Kerala, after news spread that Marian statues there produced oil and honey. “I don’t want to publicize it. I have asked the media people not to create a buzz with it,” CyriacContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rome, October 29, 2018: “The several encounters with Pope Francis have made me just spellbound. He is indeed a beautiful soul and a true disciple of Christ. His angelic grace can touch the heart of anyone. And yes, he gave us a Papal gift on theContinue Reading
By Philip Mathew Bengaluru, Oct. 29, 2018: Some 400 children living in foster homes in Bengaluru on October 28 celebrated Deepavali, the festival of lights. The event, organized by the Dream India Network (DIN) was attended by its supporters and members of Hindu, Christian, Muslim and Sikh religions. The fosterContinue Reading
By Fr Ashit Toppo New Delhi, Oct. 28, 2019: Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, secretary general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, has called on heads of various religions in India to lead the nation and the world toward peace and harmony. “The nation and the world require people who willContinue Reading
By Luke Hansen, SJ Rome, Oct. 28, 2018: A young priest in the Czechoslovak Hussite Church has been pleasantly surprised by the welcome and openness she has experienced at the Synod of Bishops on young people, she told America in an interview. A fraternal delegate, Reverend Martina Viktorie Kopecká, 32,Continue Reading
