By Matters India Reporter Old Goa, Nov 23, 2022: The Prison Ministry India (PMI) has urged the government and the Church to adopt concrete steps to ease the hardship of those behind bars, their families and rehabilitation of the released. “Incarceration must give every opportunity for prisoners to accept theirContinue Reading
By Sophie Drew London, Nov 21, 2022: An organization that tries to combat the persecution of people of faith across the globe has welcomed the news that Myanmar has released around 6,000 prisoners as part of an amnesty; 53 of them are political prisoners arrested for activism. “While we welcomeContinue Reading
By LiCAS.news November 18, 2022: A Filipino Catholic nun waves a “red card” for Qatar for alleged lack of respect for human rights and for reportedly exploiting migrant workers ahead of the World Cup that will open on November 20. In football, a “red card” is shown by a refereeContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Nov 13, 2022: More than 460 volunteers of the Prison Ministry India will gather in Goa to address “Reform to Integrate .” The ministry’s 13th national convention on November 15-18 at Joseph Vaz Renewal Centre, Old Goa, will be attended also by a cardinal, three bishops,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhopal, Nov 12, 2022: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) sleuths have raided the office and residence of an Evangelical Lutheran Church bishop and four associates for alleged charges of embezzlement of employees’ provident fund to the tune of 50 million rupees in the central Indian stateContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Duliajan, Nov 9, 2022: A Salesian priest has been training industry professionals in northeastern India. Father V M Thomas is now busy conducting 19 training programs for the Oil India Ltd company executives. The two-day programs for 576 in batches of 30 began in July andContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Tuticorin, Nov 3, 2022: The discovery of coins dating back to the 16th century has brought limelight to a Catholic village in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The coins were discovered after Aasai Thambi, an officer of the Department of Archaeology, began excavation inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Itanagar, Nov 4, 2022: Rajiv Gandhi University Itanagar on November 3 hosted an orientation-training program on “Community Radio Broadcast and Disability Related information” for community radio professionals, mass communication faculty and students. Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan) organized the programContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 1, 2022: A Catholic priest has vowed to quit priesthood and face any punishment if an allegation is proved that a Church-led protest against seaport project has received foreign fund to destabilize the country. “Our hands are clean and ready to face any probe,”Continue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Kandhamal, Oct 28, 2022: Kandhamal Collector Ashis Ishwar Patil has promised to comply with a court order to give compensation to a kin of a Catholic priest, who died during the 2008 anti-Christian violence. “I have received the High Court Order and asked some clarifications and documents,”Continue Reading