By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Aug 30, 2020: Father Augustine Kuriapilly, one of the pioneers of communication in the Indian Church and a priest of the archdiocese of Delhi, died August 30 in New Delhi. He was 77. “With profound grief we inform you that our dear Rev. Fr.Continue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Aug 28, 2020: When religion is “instrumentalized or politicized for vested interests,” the cause of peace is put “in jeopardy,” an Indian archbishop has told a forum on religious liberty in the Asia-Pacific region. Archbishop Felix Machado of Vasai said most at fault are “political orContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Karimban, Aug 28, 2020: Bishop John Nellikunnel of Idukki and six priests residing in the bishop’s house have been tested positive. Bishop Nellikunnel is the first prelate to be test Covid positive in Kerala, a southern Indian state. A press note from Father Jose Plachickal, theContinue Reading
Kolkata, Aug. 28, 2020: Tucked away in one corner of Kolkata, a senior notaphilist paid his tribute to Mother Teresa through a virtual exhibition. Anindya Kar showed rare paper currency from hiscolle ction, related to the life of Mother Teresa. A link was shared on the social media channels onContinue Reading
New Delhi, August 28, 2020: Witnessing temple rituals through live streaming cannot be a substitute for a physical visit to places of worship, the Supreme Court said on Aug 28, advocating opening of temples, churches and mosques for the public during the Unlock period on special occasions. A three-judge benchContinue Reading
By Gowhar Geelani Srinagar, Aug 27, 2020: The Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Society has urged international community to step to end what it calls “digital apartheid” and a “collective punishment” meted out to the people in the restive region for the past one year. The society, a prominent humanContinue Reading
London, Aug 27, 2020: Catholic priests in England are struggling to make ends meet following a drop in income caused by the coronavirus crisis. Clergy who applied to a UK government scheme for financial support were turned down on what they believe is a technicality. Their financial problems began soonContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Nashik, August 27, 2020: As India marked the 12th anniversary of anti-Christian violence on this August, a new film on “The Kandhamal Massacre 2008” is in the offing. Dilip Wagh is the maker of English film: “Warpath—Beyond the Life” (2017) which is based on the journeyContinue Reading
New Delhi, Aug 27, 2020: Five members of the Great Andamanese tribe have tested positive for Covid-19. “We have shifted all the five to an isolation facility in Port Blair. Of these five persons, four are male and one female,” Avijit Roy, Nodal officer for COVID-19 and Deputy Director (Health),Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Aug 26, 2020: The Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA) has mourned the death of Jesuit Father Gaston Roberge, one of the pioneers of media education in India. The 85-year-old Canadian missionary died in the morning of August 26 in Kolkata, an eastern Indian city.Continue Reading