By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, June 17, 2020: The Mumbai-based Association of Concerned Catholics has expressed anguish at the alleged refusal of Catholic priests to perform funeral rites for Covid-19 victims. “It is very sad that priests refuse to conduct funerals despite the fact burying the dead is one ofContinue Reading
Kochi, June 17. 2020: The Roman Catholic church recommends continuing the pious practice of burying the dead but an archdiocese in Kerala has allowed the parishes facing shortage of land to cremate the deceased infected by coronavirus. In a circular issued to parishes under it, Thrissur archdiocese of the Syro-MalabarContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 16, 2020: More than 50 activists have condemned the Delhi police holding a renowned civil rights defender as responsible for the recent communal riots in the national capital. In a solidarity statement, the activists accused the federal government of selectively targeting Harsh ManderContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, June 16, 2020: Burglars struck twice a Syro Malabar church in Delhi during the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic. “This is the second time since the lockdown began that miscreants entered the church and took away the valuables,” Father Nobi Kalachira,Continue Reading
New Delhi, June 16, 2020: At least 20 Indian soldiers have died after a “violent face-off” with Chinese troops along the countries’ de facto border in the Himalayas late June 15, the Indian army has said. The incident occurred during a “deescalation process” underway in the Galwan Valley in theContinue Reading
New Delhi, June 16, 2020: The Delhi High Court has designated four special courts for holding trials in the cases relating to the violence and clashes that broke out in the north east district of the national capital in February this year. The high court has created two magistrate courtsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, June 16, 2020: The Kerala government on June 16 opposed a petition that Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar filed in the state High Court to get a rape case against him dismissed. The government told the southern Indian state’s apex court that the prosecution hasContinue Reading
Lucknow, June 15, 2020: A group of church workers from the Bosco Educational and Development Society in Mohanlalganj-Lucknow District in Uttar Pradesh, India, has provided much-needed help to a village of “snake charmers.” People in Sausiran, long considered the “village of snake charmers,” have been reported to be in theContinue Reading
Vadodara, June 15, 2020: The Catholic Church in Gujarat, western India, has opened its churches on June 15 only “for silent personal prayers.” A circular from the Catholic bishops of Gujarat on June 13 stated that the churches will continue to keep its Masses for public suspended until the Covid-19Continue Reading
Kolkata, June 15, 2020: Parents of students in Kolkata have come together to protest against schools not waiving off a part of their fees during the ongoing lockdown. After a week of rallying around private schools, exhausted parents came together under a united banner – Save Parents, Save Citizens. DuringContinue Reading
