Matunga, Oct. 5, 2018 It’s celebration time at Don Bosco High School, Matunga again with two National awards in its kitty this September. The school has been ranked first amongst India’s Top 5 Green schools in India in the Education World Grand Jury Awards 2018. At the same survey, theContinue Reading
Coptic Christians have been nominated for the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their refusal to retaliate against deadly and ongoing persecution from governments and terrorist groups in Egypt and elsewhere. The Copts, the indigenous people of Egypt, are one of 331 nominees for the prestigious prize, won previously by organisationsContinue Reading
Guwahati, Oct 4: Seven Rohingya Muslim men, arrested in 2012 for illegally entering Assam, were on October 4 officially handed over to Myanmar authorities at Manipur’s border town Moreh. The deportation from the immigration point at Moreh Gate No 2 took place at 1 p.m. soon after the Supreme CourtContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Miao, Oct. 4: A school in a small village in Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India, on October 4 marked the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi by teaching its students to treat animals as their siblings. The Catholic Church reveres the 13th century saint as the patronContinue Reading
By Bhawana Bisht Rape is a heinous crime. It happens every minute of every day in one part of the country or another. The crime happens to women across social and economic standing; it happens across religion, caste and regions. This is regardless of which political party has formed theContinue Reading
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Manado, Oct 3, 2018 — Caritas Italy will donate more than $115,000 to help the victims of the tsunami that struck Indonesia last week. A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck 6 miles beneath Sulawesi just after 6 pm Sept. 28. It set off a tsunami, which caused 20 foot-high waves which devastatedContinue Reading
Chhotebhai Kanpur, Oct 4, 2018: In response to my earlier article “Frightening Franco Fiasco” I received a query from Bangalore, considered the stronghold of the Catholic Church in India. I am reproducing it below: “The view that many priests and seminarians believe that celibacy does not require abstinence from sexualContinue Reading
Abu Dhabi, Oct. 4, 2018: The 50 years’ existence of St Andrew’s church in Abu Dhabi reflects the UAE’s tradition of tolerance, a senior official said here on October 3 during a ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the church. The church shares its premises with many other ChristianContinue Reading
Rapid City: A Catholic priest from India was arrested on October 2 in Rapid City in South Dakota state of the United States. Police officials said Father John Praveen was arrested on suspicion that he had sexual contact with a child. The 38-year-old priest was taken into custody after aContinue Reading
