By Matters India Reporter Bangalore, Oct. 26, 2018: The third Asian Congress and 10th Indian National Council of The World Apostolate of Fatima (WAF) will be held in Calcutta and Goa next year. The event will take places from February 3 -5, 2019 at Seva Kendra, Kolkata, followed by inContinue Reading
By Saji Thomas Kochi, Oct. 26, 2018: Five Catholic nuns whose public protest in September led to the judicial custody of an Indian bishop accused of rape now fear for their lives after he recently was released on bail. Their fear intensified after a priest who testified against the accused,Continue Reading
By Irudaya Jothi SJ Kolkata, October 26, 2018: A Jesuit NGO has given birth to a women’s movement in Kolkata. “I am extremely happy and confident to run this movement and ready to take over the responsibility of running a NGO,” Basanti Saren, secretary of “Nari Mukti Chetna Sangatan.” “NariContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct 26, 2018: The apostolic administrator of Jalandhar diocese on October 26 refuted “tendentious” press statements by “some individuals” on the recent death of Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, one of its priests. “In order to preclude any suspicions with regard to the cause his death,Continue Reading
Kochi, October 26, 2018: The police have arrested more than 2,000 people in two days after authorities launched a crackdown on protesters who prevented women from entering the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. More than 700 people from Pathanamthitta district, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Ernakulam and other places have been arrested in 12Continue Reading
Vatican City, Oct 26, 2018: Catholic leaders in Asia need to be proactive in implementing preventative sex abuse policies, a bishop from Malaysia told the 2018 Synod of Bishops. “In the Asian context, these are often not spoken, so I raised the issue,” Archbishop Simon Poh of Kuching told CNA.Continue Reading
C.M. Paul Sonada, October 26, 2018 — An educationist from the U.S. graced the 9th annual Verzotto Memorial Lecture at Salesian College Sonada (SCS), 26th October 2018. His hour long lecture was entitled: “Reflections on Becoming Your Very Best at College Teaching.” The session would be repeated in SCS SiliguriContinue Reading
By Mattes India Reporter Guwahati, Oct. 26, 2018: A Catholic priest, who took part in the 12th national conference of Prison Ministry India (PMI), says the Catholic movement’s charism and activities have inspired him. “I consider myself blessed to be part of the ongoing PMI conference, which has this visionContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Oct. 26, 2018: The Syro-Malabar Church on October 25 launched “Smart Catechism,” a web portal offering online classes in matters of faith. The web portal is expected to benefit around 400,000 students attending catechism classes from grades 1 to 12 in India and overseas. TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Cherthala, Oct. 26, 2018: A parish in Kerala on October 25 witnessed commotion when some Catholics resented the presence of four “rebel” nuns at the funeral of a missionary priest from Punjab. While some parishioners objected to the Missionaries of Jesus nuns talking to media personsContinue Reading
