By Matters India Reporter Jakarta, Nov 7, 2019: Evangelical church leaders around the globe have gathered in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, to revitalize Church ministry in the 21st century. As many as 850 delegates from over 92 countries are attending November 7-13 General Assembly of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) 2019.Continue Reading
Ranchi, Nov. 6, 2019: A mob in Jharkhand, eastern India, lynched two laborers accusing them of stealing batteries. One of them succumbed to injuries and the other was admitted to hospital in a serious condition. While Mubarak Ansari succumbed to injuries, his companion Akhter Ansari has been admitted to aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rome, November 5, 2019: Twenty-nine Indians among more than 200 delegates from around the world attending a global Jesuit conference in Rome. The November 4-8 conference at the headquarters of the Society of Jesus marks the 50th anniversary of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES).Continue Reading
Luca Collodi Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Thailand from 20 to 23 November, after which he proceeds to Japan, 23 to 26 November, before returning to Rome. The Thai church This will be the second visit of a Pontiff to Thailand in over 35 years, after that of PopeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter London, Nov 3, 2019: Catherine of Siena College attached to the London-based University of Roehampton says it has special grants for Asians who want to study its new three short term courses. The college has “many bursaries for Asian students and we will be delighted toContinue Reading
Rome, Nov 1 2019: Britain has returned an Argentine statue of the Madonna captured during the Falklands conflict at an emotional ceremony in St Peter’s Square presided over by Pope Francis. Bishop Paul Mason, Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic military chaplain, handed over the 14-inch statue of Our Lady ofContinue Reading
Islamabad, October 31, 2019: At least 73 people were killed and dozens injured on October 31 after cooking gas cylinders exploded on a train packed with religious pilgrims in Pakistan, authorities said. Television footage showed flames pouring out of three carriages as people could be heard crying in the incident,Continue Reading
By Chellie Ison Ohio, October 31, 2019: When Keith Ball left for India early October, his family in the United States never imagined that they wouldn’t see him again. Ball, minister for the Delaware Church of Christ in Ohio, and a college friend, Steve McIntire, traveled to Bidar, a townContinue Reading
Colombo, Oct. 30, 2019: The Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu, a historic Catholic Church in Sri Lanka’s Mannar district, has been declared a Sacred Area. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena presented the ‘Sannas Pathraya’ declaring the Our Lady of Madhu Church as a sacred area to Bishop Fidelis LionelContinue Reading
Manila, Oct. 30, 2019: The social action arm of the Archdiocese of Manila launched the appeal October 29, on the day a strong tremor hit Cotabato. “We are knocking to your generous hearts to help our brothers and sisters in Cotabato,” Father Anton Pascual, Caritas Manila executive director, said inContinue Reading
