By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: Founder president of National Slum Dwellers Federation Jockin Arputham died on October 13 at Sion Hospital, Mumbai. He was 71. His funeral is scheduled for 4 pm on October 15 at St. Peter and Paul Church Rayapuram in Chennai. He took pride in calling himselfContinue Reading
Sister Jessy Kurian Last few years the Supreme Court is progressively questioning patriarchy in religions to ensure emancipation for women. CJI Dipak Misra belled the proverbial cat when he wrote in his main opinion in Sabarimala case, that “historically’ women have been treated unequally, no philosophy has so far conceivedContinue Reading
Nagapattinam, Oct 11, 2018: The Tercentenary of the New Jerusalem Church, believed to be Asia’s first Protestant church at Tarangambadi in the district, was celebrated on October 11. Pastors from over 50 important churches the world over participated in the celebrations organised by the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church (TELC). TheContinue Reading
What the young people are saying is “really enriching” : Bishop Joseph PamplanyContinue Reading
Vatican City, Oct 11, 2018 — The Vatican has confirmed that two Chinese bishops attending a major Vatican gathering for the first time will return home before delegates formulate their final conclusions for Pope Francis. The head of the Vatican’s communications office, Paolo Ruffini, said Wednesday there was “no surprise”Continue Reading
Montfort missionary priest Fr Rozario Menezes has been appointed the third Bishop of the Diocese of LaeContinue Reading
A collection of letters between M.K. Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore and British missionary Charles Freer Andrews
Vatican City, Oct 11, 2018 — The faults of one person cannot be blamed on the entire Catholic Church, Percival Holt, a 25-year-old observer at the Synod of Bishops, told reporters. “It is wrong to judge the church for the acts of certain people within the church,” he said Oct.Continue Reading
By Kara Fox and Muhammad Darwish An Egyptian military court sentenced 17 people to death on Thursday over their involvement in the 2016 and 2017 bombings of three churches and a police checkpoint that killed more than 80 people, according to Ahram, an English language news site affiliated with stateContinue Reading
