Vatican City: Two bishops from China will for the first time attend a major Vatican meeting starting early October. Their presence at the synod will be the first tangible sign of a breakthrough deal between the Vatican and Beijing over bishop nominations. The Vatican confirmed on October 1 that BishopsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has expressed anguish over “ constant” media attacks on the Church implying that it was trying to cover up a sexual abuse case against a prelate. “This accusation does not correspond to the truth. Church authorities have studiedContinue Reading
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By Matters India Reporter Beirut: Ambassadors, members of the diplomatic corps and UN representatives were among those who on September 27 listened to a Jesuit priest presenting the findings of a path-breaking survey. The findings, entitled ‘Journeying Together,’ were the result of a collaborative research study between Universitie Saint JosephContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after Home Minister Rajnath Singh said at a public speech in Kerala that Rohingyas have started entering Kerala, a communication from the Railway Protection Force (RPF) marked ‘secret’ claimed that a huge number of Rohingyas are coming to Kerala by train. The communication is dated September 26Continue Reading
Biswanath: Little children in Assam’s Biswanath district risk their lives every day to go to school. A video of the students crossing a swift flowing river in aluminium pots grabbed attention on social media on September 28. Children in a small village called Sootea have to carry pots, big enoughContinue Reading
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By Matters India Reporter Patna: While Information Technology offers many resources for development, it is being misused as well. Hence there is need of ethical guidelines to use technology for human development. This was highlighted in a one-day seminar on Sept 29 at Arcade Business College (ABC), Danapur-Khagaul Road, Patna.Continue Reading
At least 384 people were killed, many swept away as giant waves crashed onto beaches, when a major earthquake and tsunami hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, authorities said on Saturday. Hundreds had gathered for a festival on the beach in the city of Palu on Friday when waves asContinue Reading
