Kochi: There is a need for Christians to close ranks with the protesting farmers who are fighting for justice, says Father Y.T. Vinayaraj, theologian, writer and chief editor of the Malankara Sabha Tharaka, the organ of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church headquartered in Thiruvalla. “The Christian faith is essentiallyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bolpur: Over the past five years, Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s Shantiniketan in the Bolpur town of West Bengal has added a tourist attraction — the Infant Jesus Church of Makrampur. The church has become a pilgrim center in Bhirbhum district attracting people from various religions, especiallyContinue Reading
By Priscilla Jebaraj New Delhi: Delhi has been turned into a fortress as the police continued to block access to border protest sites on February 2 with concrete barricades, barbed wire, nails and trenches across approach roads, and undertook massive deployment of security personnel. Journalists and other visitors were deniedContinue Reading
New Delhi: the Delhi Police on February 2 stopped journalists and others from entering the Singhu border, one of the sites of the protesting farmers. Earlier, those wanting to visit the protest site and the main stage could cross the barricades erected to prevent farmers from entering the national capitalContinue Reading
New Delhi: A nationwide law to ban religious conversions or interfaith marriages is not being planned since it falls under the dominion of states, the central government said in parliament on February 2. The assurance came amid a renewed drive for such legislation in several states ruled by the BharatiyaContinue Reading
New Delhi: A group of activists, eminent citizens and leaders of religious organizations has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take immediate steps to check coercive fund collection for the Ayodhya Ram Temple. “We wish to draw your urgent attention towards the recent activities with regard to Fund CollectionContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on February 2 added the memorial of Saints Mary, Martha, and Lazarus to the General Roman Calendar, giving the siblings the combined feast day of July 29. A decree from the Congregation for Divine Worship said on Feb. 2 that Pope Francis had included the threeContinue Reading
Chennai: The Madras High Court has directed the Registrar of Companies to inquire into allegations of misuse of the assets of the Church of South India (CSI) Trust Association that has properties worth several trillions of rupees across southern India. In his order, Justice R Mahadevan directed the registrar toContinue Reading
New Delhi: Farmers protesting against the federal government’s three farm laws have called for a countrywide “chakka jam” protest on February 6. They plan to block transport on highways from noon to 3 pm. The announcement was made February 1, the day the aborted march to parliament was planned. TheContinue Reading
Mumbai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has alleged that Father Stan Swamy, accused in the Bhima Koregaon violence case, was actually accomplishing the agenda of Communist Party of India (Maoist) under the pretense of voicing concerns of the tribal community. It said that his bail plea must be rejected. FatherContinue Reading
