By Irudhaya Jothi Bankura, Oct 22, 2024: Jesuit Father Marcelo Pérez, who like his Indian counterpart Stan Swamy, advocated indigenous and labour rights, was assassinated in Mexico, according to information received on October 22. Father Pérez, a member of the Tzotzil tribe, was gunned down two days earlier by twoContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Stockholm, Oct 11, 2024: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” Mats Malm, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy’s Nobel Committee, announced theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct 9, 2024: A 79-year-old Brazilian nun, who has helped refugees and migrants for 40 years, on October 9 won the annual Nansen prize given to those doing outstanding work to protect internally displaced and stateless people. Sister Rosita Milesi, a member of theContinue Reading
By Donna Birrell Beijing, Oct 4, 2024: The Chinese government has ordered the removal of crosses from churches and replaced images of Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary with pictures of President Xi Jinping, according to a new report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). TheContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Sep 28, 2024: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says he will do his utmost to uncover the truth on the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks through a fresh probe. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, told journalists that the new president gave this assuranceContinue Reading
Washington, Sept 17, 2024: China has freed David Lin, a US pastor who had been in jail since 2006, the State Department said, marking the release of a man who Washington claims was wrongfully detained. US politicians had for years urged Beijing to free Lin, who was jailed for lifeContinue Reading
Lourdes, Sept 10, 2024: Roughly 450 pilgrims have had to be evacuated from the world renowned Marian shrine in Lourdes, France, after heavy rainfall caused a riverbank to burst and flood the site. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, which is a popular destination for Catholics, was partially submergedContinue Reading
Manila, Sept 10, 2024: An influential evangelist preacher from the Philippines accused of sex trafficking and sexual abuse has been arrested, authorities said on September 9 Apollo Quiboloy, self-proclaimed “owner of the universe” and “appointed son of god,” is wanted on charges of child and sexual abuse and related allegationsContinue Reading
By Elise Ann Allen Jakarta, Sept 3, 2024: Pope Francis has arrived in Jakarta for the first of a four-leg journey to southeast Asia that will showcase not only his affinity for the continent, but also his desire to advance the cause of peace and unity amid vast cultural andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Karachi, Aug 21, 2024: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has awarded Cardinal Joseph Coutts, Archbishop emeritus of Karachi who was born in India’s Amritsar, on the country’s 78th Independence Day. The 79-year-old cardinal is among 104 people awarded for their contributions to the nation, licas.news reportedContinue Reading
