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
New Delhi, Aug 26, 2020: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra recalled what Mother Teresa told her when she visited the family after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination in May 1991. The Congress leader, in a tweet, shared pictures of her working with the Missionaries of Charity. “Shortly after my father wasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chatra, Aug 26, 2020: Two members of a neo-Christian sect were allegedly beaten a Hindu radical group when they prayed over a sick person in a village near Chatra town in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, Persecution Relief reported August 26. One Lakhan, a memberContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar, Aug 25, 2020: People who survived the India’s worst anti-Christian violence 12 years ago now plan a webinar to show their solidarity for those who have been targeted for their faith. “The purpose of this virtual webinar is to understand the violations against the Freedom of Religion and BeliefContinue Reading
Kochi, Aug 25, 2020: The Kerala Police on August 25 arrested three men from Uttar Pradesh for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Kochi. The gang rape was reported on August 23 at the Eloor police station in Ernakulam city. On the same day in Uttar Pradesh, a 17-year-old girl’sContinue Reading
Bengaluru , August 25, 2020: A bunch of city-based Benedictine monks dabbling in the business of cheese-making to sustain themselves for more than a decade, has top chefs in town lining up for their choice Italian cheeses. The monks have been supplying their wares to top hotel chains in theContinue Reading
Siliguri, Aug 25, 2020: The social service center of Bagdogra diocese in West Bengal honoured the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) staff’s service that they render to the public, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. On August 25, Seva Kendra Siliguri organised a program in front of the local ward office onContinue Reading
By Joanna Slater and Niha Masih New Delhi, August 25, 2020: When Ahmed Ali arrived in India earlier this year, he was looking forward to a month of religious study with a little souvenir shopping on the side. His trip did not go as planned. Instead, Ali — a pharmacyContinue Reading
Raigad, Aug 24, 2020: At least 15 people were injured and around 70 feared trapped under debris after a residential building collapsed on August 24 in Maharashtra’s Raigad district. The five-story building reportedly had 45 flats. Raigad is some 120 km south of Mumbai. Three rescue teams, armed with specializedContinue Reading
New Delhi, Aug 24, 2020: Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan on August 24 refused to offer an apology to the Supreme Court for his two tweets against the judiciary saying what he expressed represented his bona fide belief which he continues to hold. An insincere apology would amount to the contempt ofContinue Reading
