Matters India reporter Siliguri, April 19, 2023 — Kolkata Salesians have partnered in joint mission efforts for a second time in recent years with St Joseph’s province of Vincentian Fathers by offering existing Salesian facilities in Nepal and India. Bishop Vincent Aind of Bagdogra in Siliguri, blessed another existing SalesianContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, April 17, 2023: Catholics in Mangaluru are mourning the tragic death of a young entrepreneur of the community who died in an accident in Thailand. Oshin Pereira died April 11 in a scuba diving accident while on holidaying in Thailand. The 26-year-old who debuted in bakingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Imphal, April 13, 2023: The All Manipur Christian Organisation (AMCO) has expressed serious concern over the demolition of three churches belonging to three different denominations in the northeastern Indian state that has 41 percent Christians. The Manipur authorities on March 11 demolished the Evangelical Baptist ConventionContinue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Kolkata, April 12, 2023: The Supreme Court of India has asked the federal government to formulate a national model for all states and Union Territories for managing menstrual hygiene for girls in schools. The apex court on April 10 also termed the issue as of “immense importance”Continue Reading
Dimapur, April 12, 2023: A Salesian center in northeastern India has held a series of training to help improve their employment opportunities. The Anma Integrated Development Association (AIDA) held the training in five villages, with a focus on mushroom cultivation and food processing. The women were part of self-help groupsContinue Reading
By Neha Subba Siliguri, April, 4, 2023: More than 200 students from some 25 educational institutions from different cities are attending the third Salesian Model United Nations. Om Prakash Mishra, vice chancellor of North Bengal University and the chief guest, declared open the April 3-5 International conference at Salesian CollegeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Guwahati, March 27, 2023: Church leaders in India have reacted cautiously to the demand of an organization representing indigenous people that the government remove the reservation for tribal people to Christianity or other religions. A March 26 rally organized by the Janajati Dharma Sanskriti Suraksha ManchaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thannipuzha, March 27, 2023: An advocacy group for Catholic religious in India has termed as unacceptable an archbishop’s conditional offer of support to the Bharatiya Janata Party saying it would have serious long term repercussions. “We are shocked by the recent statement made by Archbishop MarContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, March 25, 2023: Kandhamal Human Rights Awards for activists and groups in defence of human rights, democracy and secularism in India were presented March 23 at Bhubaneswar, capital of the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The Award for individual category has gone to Shakil Ahmed, aContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Guwahati, March 23, 2023: A two-day summit of delegates from 15 dioceses of northeastern India stressed the important roles women play in society. “It is time that we stressed the equal importance of women in society, family and in the Church,” said Archbishop John Moolachira of Guwahati,Continue Reading