Mumbai: The coronavirus-induced state- wide night curfew hasn’t dampened the Christmas cheer for many in Maharashtra who say it is only wise to celebrate the festival with caution. According to the guidelines issued by Maharashtra government, prayer meetings in churches should be organized with attendance of maximum of 50 personsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji: The Church in Goa has urged the state chief minister to urgently intervene to resolve meat shortage that has severely affected people’s protein intake and tourism industry. The Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP) wrote to Pramod Sawant that the western Indian state startedContinue Reading
Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Dec. 22 appealed to all ‘Christian brothers and sisters’ to celebrate Christmas in a very simple way considering the pandemic. Several Indian states, including Maharashtra, have announced measures to avoid a resurgence of coronavirus infections in light of a new strain of Covid-19Continue Reading
Kolkata: Cakes are an integral part of Christmas celebrations and Kolkata is known for its traditional Christmas delicacies. This year amid high political drama and shifting loyalties ahead of Assembly elections in West Bengal, Christmas cakes have got a ‘party’ color. A woman in Kolkata has come out with XmasContinue Reading
Chennai: Tamil Nadu is increasing the grant given to Christians for their pilgrimage to Jerusalem from the present Rs 20,000 to Rs 37,000, chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami announced on Dec. 20 at a Christmas function organised in Chennai. This comes a day after Palaniswami kicked off the All India AnnaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chennai: Dalit Christians have protested before about 45 parish churches under the Catholic archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore to press for their demands for justice and equal rights for their community in the Church. The participants of the December 20 protest submitted a memorandum to their pastors toContinue Reading
Ranchi: Archbishop Felix Toppo of Ranchi has advised his people to ensure that Christmas this year is celebrated with simplicity and without grandeur. The Jesuit archbishop appealed to Chief Minister Hemant Soren to appoint a Christian minister in his cabinet to look after the interests of the minority community. “WeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: Mainline Churches in Kerala have distanced from a call to Christians to boycott halal meet ahead of Christmas The Catholic Church “will never make policy decisions on personal subjects. We have not issued any statement and we are not endorsing this boycott,” Father Jacob Palackapilly,Continue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court will on December 22 deliver its verdict on the murder of Sister Abhaya, whose body was found inside a convent well in Kerala’s Kottayam town 28 years ago. The court is expected to rule on the matter at 11 am. Among theContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has drawn up a list of police lapses in its chargesheet in the alleged gangrape of a 20-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras village that had shocked the nation. The agency mentions lapses on at least four counts, starting with the police notContinue Reading