Longding: A Catholic church and four houses were gutted in a fire accident after New year’s celebration st Nginu village in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh. According to sources, Nginu village hymn books, copies of the Bible, music instruments, altar, chair, statue, and many other items were gutted when theContinue Reading
Imphal: On December 15 last year, 250 Indian Jews belonging to the Bnei Menashe community from Manipur and Mizoram arrived in Israel. They became the first batch to arrive in the Jewish state after a gap of two-and-a-half years. The Bnei Menashe community are believed to be the descendants ofContinue Reading
By John Dayal, Prakash Louis New Delhi: The Year 2020 began, as every New Year does, with the promise of hope and possibilities. It soon turned into a nightmare. Covid-19 ravaged our world. Even the mightiest nations on earth have felt the chill of 350,000 dead in nations such asContinue Reading
By Greg Torode Hong Kong: Senior clerics see the arrests as a sign China wants to shut the unofficial Vatican mission in Hong Kong, where the two nuns work. As Beijing tightens control of the city, the local diocese has also moved to rein in pro-democracy voices in its flock.Continue Reading
Guwahati: A bill abolishing state-run madrassas was passed in the Assam Legislative Assembly on December 30 amid protest by the Opposition legislators, The bill, which will now to be sent to the governor for his approval, scraps government funding for madrassas, and they will be converted to general schools byContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pondicherry: More than one thousand Dalit Christians took out a rally in Pondicherry to demand the appointment of a member from their community as the next archbishop of Pondicherry-Cuddalore archdiocese. The rally was organized by the Dalit Christian Liberation Movement (DCLM) and culminated at the PondicherryContinue Reading
Aurangabad: Going beyond its duty of maintaining law and order, a police station in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad has been holding tutorials for children from the slum areas on its premises. As part of a community policing program, Pundalik Nagar police station has started English classes for children from nearby slums, forContinue Reading
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi December 29 hit out at BJP governments in the states for bringing ordinances against religious conversion through fraudulent means, including those for the sake of marriage, claiming they violate the fundamental rights under the Constitution. He also called the Centre’s farm laws “draconian” and daredContinue Reading
Patna: Thousands of farmers on December 29 tried to march towards the governor’s house Raj Bhavan in Patna, demanding that the federal government scrap new agricultural laws. The marchers had a confrontation with the police in line with massive demonstrations elsewhere in the country. The march started from Patna’s famousContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Members of various Catholic religious congregations have spent time with the protesting farmers in the national capital to assure support and solidarity. “We told them that we are with them and are praying for them. We assured them that the Lord will give themContinue Reading
