Aizawl:The largest Christian denomination of Mizoram – the Mizoram Presbyterian Church has issued an election statement warning political parties and candidates not to make tall promises that cannot be delivered. In the election decree which was issued last week, the Mizoram Presbyterian Church warned all political parties to field candidatesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jalandhar: Native Catholics of the northern Indian state of Punjab have demanded a Dalit as their next bishop. “We demand a spiritual, well educated, cooperative and energetic Dalit bishop installed in Jalandhar diocese,” Roshan Joseph, the spokesperson of the Catholics of Punjab, told Matters India onContinue Reading
By Joseph Mani Whenever a scandal or scam among the clergy comes to light, the apologists for the Church point out that a few rotten apples do not make the whole basket of apples rotten. They point out that for every Varghese, Mulakkal and McCarrick there are ten priests, bishopsContinue Reading
Wayanad: A Catholic nun who was relieved of her responsibilities was reinstated on September 24 as parishioners rallied behind her and protested the decision by the parish vicar. Sr Lucy Kalappura, a member of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, was directed to stop discharging her duties on September 23 at theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: The Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council on September 24 expressed regret over a court remanding a prelate to police custody for 14 days in an alleged rape case. “A series of events which took place of late have become a matter of great pain for theContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi: The section 377 of the Indian Penal Code of 1861 criminalized sexual activities ‘against the order of nature’. People who choose to adopt sexual tendencies ‘against the order of nature’ are bracketed under a community popularly known as LGBT, which hogged the limelight through theirContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: The sister of the Kerala nun, who accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of rape, has alleged threats against their family. The nun’s sister has sent a petition to the Kerala director general of police, Kottayam superintendent of police and Kalady circle inspector, alleging that she and her family have receivedContinue Reading
New Delhi: As many as 56 starvation deaths have been reported in the last four years in India, of which 42 deaths took place between 2017 and 2018. The maximum number of hunger deaths has taken place in Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, 16 cases each. News reports of “starvation deaths”Continue Reading
By Vidhi Doshi New Delhi — Personalized letters from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announcements from door-knocking health-care workers and lists pinned up at village council offices trumpet the news: India’s vast new health program has arrived. Under a program launched nationwide Sunday, half a billion Indian citizens will be coveredContinue Reading
Adhunika Prakash, who founded non-profit Breastfeeding Support for Indian Moms in Pune, was on Monday selected among five global leaders for $1 million award each by Facebook as part of its Community Leadership Programme. Apart from Prakash, Chetana Misra who founded Mompreneurs India and Tamanna Dhamija who created Baby DestinationContinue Reading
