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
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 20 made a ‘surprise’ visit to Gurudwara Rakabganj Sahib in New Delhi to pay tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur for his supreme sacrifice. Photographers were not far behind. This was his first visit to a gurudwara since he became PM in 2014.Continue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: As Cardinal Oswald Gracias marks his 50th priestly anniversary, colleagues note that he is “gifted with intelligence, leadership qualities and altruistic nature.” Cardinal Gracias, the archbishop of Bombay and president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, was ordained to the priesthood on December 20, 1970,Continue Reading
New Delhi: Facebook India head Ajit Mohan told the parliamentary panel December 16 that the social media giant had found no reason to act against the Bajrang Dal – a right-wing outfit with ties to the ruling BJP, despite an internal security team tagging it as dangerous for inciting violenceContinue Reading
The Harmony Foundation will award this year’s Mother Teresa Memorial Awards to New York-based chef Vikas Khanna and IPS officer Sanjay Pandey, Director General, Home Guards. The theme for Harmony Foundation’s award this year is ‘Celebrating Compassion In Times Of Covid’ and the award ceremony will be held virtually onContinue Reading
