By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Oct 31, 2025: Jemimah Jessica Rodrigues, who led the Indian team to victory in a One Day International World Cup semifinals, is hailed as an “icon of patriotism and devotion beyond her personal glory.” The 25-year-old Christian scored an unbeaten 127 in India’s win over theContinue Reading
Mattersindia reporter New Delhi, Oct 25, 2025 –– Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Antony Kattiparambil as the new bishop of Cochin in Kerala. The announcement was made on October 25. Fifty-five-year-old Father Kattiparambil is currently serving as the judicial vicar of the diocese of Cochin. the bishop-elect was bornContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pune, Oct 24, 2025: Celebrated quizmaster, author, and parliamentarian Derek O’Brien was conferred the Pride of the Community Honour 2025 award at a special ceremony held at the Anglo-Indian Bishop’s School, Pune More than 600 members of the Anglo-Indian community attended the October 17 function. TheContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct 23, 2025: The Supreme Court of India on October 17 quashed multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) filed under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021. The FIRs, lodged by third-party complainants affiliated with right-wing Hindu groups, accused Christian educators andContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Itanagar, October 19, 2025: In a sweeping show of cultural solidarity, over 10,000 indigenous faith followers from across Arunachal Pradesh converged in Itanagar for a peaceful protest rally demanding the enforcement of the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 1978. The October 18 event, organized by theContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Chhotaudepur, October 19, 2025 — In a bold move to safeguard the rights of children, Don Bosco Gujarat, in collaboration with Just Rights for Children, launched a 100-day campaign to eradicate child marriage across Anand, Vadodara, and Chhotaudepur districts. The campaign was inaugurated on 13 October 2025Continue Reading
Matters India Reporter Bankura, Oct 18, 2025: A group of Christian families in Kayamati village, under Jangal Ghati Police Station in West Bengal’s Bankura district, were recently subjected to threats, social boycott, and physical assault following accusations from fellow villagers linking them to a rise in local deaths. According toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct 17, 2025: In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of India quashed five FIRs filed under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, citing legal infirmities, procedural lapses, and lack of credible evidence. The FIRs, registered in Fatehpur district,Continue Reading
Allen Brooks October 13, 2025: After decades of marginalisation, the Adivasi and tea tribes of Assam have demonstrated renewed collective strength through massive rallies in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia in October 2025. These mobilisations, which evoked memories of the tragic Beltola mayhem in 2007, signal the community’s resolve to press forContinue Reading
Changanacheri, October 11, 2025: The National Catholic Mental Health Conference under the auspices of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India called for integrating wellness component into every pastoral ministry in parishes. “Our parishes should integrate mental health into every pastoral ministry in its churches if we have to build upContinue Reading
