Belgian nun advocates for India’s domestic workers
2017-01-04
Thousands of Indian girls and women are saved by NDWM, a nongovernmental organization started by Sr. Jeanne DevosContinue Reading
Colouring slum children’s dreams
2017-01-03
By Jose Kavi Ghaziabad: At 10 years old, Amrita Kumari has made up her mind: She wants to become a doctor. Her road will not be easy; Amrita is in the first grade, whereas most children her age have attended school for at least five years. But such obstacles haveContinue Reading
It’s never been different as an Anglo-Indian
2017-01-02
Shane J. Alliew Kollam: “No, I have never felt any different as an Anglo-Indian; in school, college or among my colleagues,” says 26 year old Andrew D’Crus, as I begin an interesting conversation with this young man of many talents. The Chennai based entrepreneur, hailing from Kollam, formerly British Quilon,Continue Reading
One Christian died for faith every six minutes
2017-01-01
This information is part of the latest statistics on Christian martyrsContinue Reading
Kerala’s Eurasian enclave
2016-12-27
“This is where home is, this is where we belong”Continue Reading
When Mughal rulers borrowed from Christianity to produce exquisite art works
2016-12-23
Adrija Roychowdhury About five centuries back, the Mughal emperor Akbar sent out a request to Jesuit priests stationed at the Portuguese enclave of Goa to teach him about Christianity. Whether he wanted to learn about the religion of Christ out of personal interest or for the sake of picking outContinue Reading
Hindu washerman’s crib draws many
2016-12-23
Sethi has been making crib for the past 22 yearsContinue Reading
Priest convinces tribe to send kids to school
2016-12-22
By Santosh Digal Bhubaneswar: A Catholic priest in an eastern Indian state has managed to convince Ho tribe’s first generation children to go to school. Father Xavier Camil Tirkey, parish priest of Dhanmandal in Jajpur district of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar archdiocese, has worked among Ho tribes of Jajapur district, Odisha, for theContinue Reading
Church helps Indore rag pickers cross milestone
2016-12-20
By Saramma Emmanuel Indore: Rama Bai feels excited as one of her long cherished dreams has came true after three decades. “Now I have an identity and nobody can ill-treat me or forbid me from collecting waste,” a jubilant Bai told Matters India on December 19. The 55-year old motherContinue Reading
How India’s ‘unreached’ tribal areas are being evangelized
2016-12-19
Vatican City: Every day in the remote villages of Northeast India courageous priests and nuns are braving the elements of the wild – including tiger attacks and elephant stampedes – to bring the Good News to people who have yet to hear the name of Jesus. People in these “unreached”Continue Reading