By John Singarayar Mumbai, Sept 28, 2025: At least 40 people, including 17 women and 10 children, died and more than 80 were wounded on Septemebr at a rally for Tamil actor-turned-politician Vijay in Karur, Tamil Nadu, turning what should have been a celebration of democratic participation into an unthinkableContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Sept 26, 2025: I read with interest a report published in Matters India on September 20, 2025 with the headline: “Calcutta archbishop retires: to assist parish.” The report mentions: “Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Thomas D’Souza from the pastoral governance ofContinue Reading
By Fr. C.M. Paul Siliguri, Sept. 19, 2025 — “I married for love, not for religion. But now, I’m treated like a criminal.” These were the words of Ayesha (name changed), a 24-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh whose interfaith marriage triggered police scrutiny under the state’s anti-conversion law. Her husband,Continue Reading
By C M Paul Siliguri, Sept 8, 2025: In a historic and highly anticipated ceremony, Pope Leo XIV canonized two young men, Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, on September 7, in St. Peter’s Square. The canonization of these two saints, one from the early 20th century and the otherContinue Reading
Bishop Prince Antony Shamshabad, August 12, 2025: India is now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violence against Christians, besetting the believers across the country. The recent arrest of two nuns and a young man in Chhattisgarh and the vicious assault on a Catholic priest and his team in Odisha areContinue Reading
By John Singarayar Mumbai, Aug 11, 2025: Every August 15, we go through the same rituals. The national anthem plays, the tricolor rises, and leaders deliver speeches about sacrifice and freedom. It has become predictable, almost ceremonial. But after seventy-eight years of independence, I find myself wondering: what does freedomContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Aug 8, 2025: Present day election system in India has always disturbed me. The alarming factors are: discrepancies in the electoral rolls, tampering of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. During the parliamentary election in 2019 and theContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Siliguri, Aug 1, 2025: The arrest of two Catholic nuns and a tribal youth at Durg Railway Station in central India reveals a disturbing pattern of ideological vigilantism and legal overreach. At the same time, allegations of coercion and misuse of legal provisions raise urgent questions aboutContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Siliguri, July 31, 2025: In an age where empathy should be our compass, the incarceration of Sisters Preeti Mary and Vandana Francis—denied bail and now awaiting transfer to an NIA [National Investigation Agency) court—signals a worrying shift in the social treatment of caregivers. Charged under the ChhattisgarhContinue Reading
by Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, July 6, 2025: As a religious sister and advocate, I can no longer stay silent. My journey has long been marked by pain as I witness the suffering, injustice and hardship that define life in this region. Odisha, an eastern Indian state rich in resources, remainsContinue Reading
