Catholic priest’s garba dance goes viral
2018-10-17
Many people lauded his gesture to gel well with people of other communitiesContinue Reading
Thousands attend Bible Mahotsav in Patna
2018-10-17
Celebrating the Peace and Harmony in ScriptureContinue Reading
Indian Church rejoices over layman’s appointment to pontifical council
2018-10-17
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, October 17, 2018: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has expressed “great joy” over the appointment of Guilherme Vaz, a leading layman from the country, as a consulter to the reconstituted Pontifical Council for the Laity, Family and Life. Vaz was for tenContinue Reading
Young Ambassadors of Peace in Asia training begins
2018-10-17
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai, October 15, 2018: The third annual training of peace activists was opened on October 15 during an interfaith service at the headquarters of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA). As many as 27 young people sponsored by CCA member churches and councils as wellContinue Reading
Sikkim awarded for becoming world’s first organic state
2018-10-16
Sikkim beat 51 other nominees from around the world for the awardContinue Reading
Mary’s Clan helps 5,000 alcoholics rediscover life
2018-10-16
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, October 16, 2018: Mary’s Clan, a home and rehabilitation center for the alcoholics, has completed 35 years of dedicated service. To mark the occasion a thanksgiving Mass was celebrated on October 13 at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, Bandra. Bishop John Rodrigues, theContinue Reading
We Too – Hum Bhi
2018-10-16
By chhotebhai Kanpur, October 16, 2018: The “Me Too” moment seems to have arrived in India, with long suppressed secrets of sexual harassment tumbling out of the dark recesses of memory, to shame and shock the mighty – be they journalists, actors, sportspersons or politicians. Some would have us believeContinue Reading
World Food Day challenges “Shining” India
2018-10-16
By Irudaya Jothi SJ Kolkata, October 16, 2018: Every year, October 16 is celebrated all over the world as “World Food Day.” ‘Our actions are our future’ is the theme for this year’s ‘The World Food Day’. The day commemorates the foundation of Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of theContinue Reading
The (almost) free work of sisters
2018-10-16
• The enquiry • March 1, 2018 Sr Marie – we are not using the sisters’ real names – arrived in Rome from Africa about 20 years ago. Since then she has taken in religious who come from all over the world and some time ago she decided to testifyContinue Reading
Should St. Óscar Romero have been canonized back in El Salvador?
2018-10-16
Vatican City: Oct. 15, 2018: The Catholic Church waited 35 years after the martyrdom of Óscar Romero, the prophetic archbishop of San Salvador who was assassinated while saying Mass on March 24, 1980, to declare him “blessed,” the penultimate step to canonization as a Catholic saint. That next and finalContinue Reading