By Varghese Alengaden Failure to contemplate on the sacredness of God’s call and mission by the consecrated men and women and those in leadership is the cause for the increasing scandals and stagnancy in the Church. A vast majority of them have drifted away from the way of Christ. TheContinue Reading
New Delhi: A 40-year-old woman was arrested from Delhi for allegedly running children selling racket. The woman apparently sold babies to childless couples at price ranging from 200,000 rupees to 500,000 rupees. As of now, a court has sent the woman, identified as Kavita, to a police remand. After theContinue Reading
Shillong: Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Yaqoob Mir has said that North East has emerged as hub of human trafficking in India. Delivering a key-note address at the 2nd Regional Consultation on Child Right in the Context of Human Trafficking in North East India at Shillong, the capital ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam: A police team in Kerala investigating the alleged rape of a nun by a bishop plans to seek permission to conduct a polygraph test on the accused prelate. A court on September 22 sent Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar to police custody for two days.Continue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil When BJP conquered the North Eastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya in the assembly elections, I had written an article in the Indian Currents in March this year under the title, “Reinvent or Become Irrelevant.” After watching on TV the humiliating scenes after the arrest ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Karackamala: A Catholic nun on September 23 alleged that a parish in Kerala has debarred her from parish activities for attending a public protest for justice. “I returned from Kochi today morning. When I came, the mother superior said that I have been asked not toContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Darjeeling — “Human trafficking is one of the biggest criminal enterprises in the world along with drugs and arms trade,” says a scholar from Darjeeling. The International Labour Organization’s recent report identifies three kinds of human trafficking, including forced labour, forced sexual exploitation, and state imposed forced labour.Continue Reading
By Augustine Singh Madurai: While using social media, people need to have multiple “safety measures” in life, stressed Conference of Catholic Psychologists of India (CCPI). Addressing on the on-going CCPI annual gathering in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Sept 22, on the second day of the conference, Dr. Joseph Thannickal, a US-trainedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Pope Francis has chosen 14th delegation member from Indian to attend the Synod of Bishops on Youth in October together with other Catholic leaders from around the world. According to a Vatican communiqué, the Pope chose Bishop Jaya Rao Polimera of the Diocese ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Some progressive women groups are traveling across India to fight hatred. It is a journey across India for love, harmony and peace led by women, said Annie Raja, one of the organizers. The event is led by five women from September 22 to OctoberContinue Reading
