Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Dec. 13, 2019: An international Catholic ministry aimed at helping married Christians live holier lives is helping families in one of India’s poorest areas. Couples for Christ, founded in the Philippines in 1981, established ANCOP (ANswering the Cry of the Poor) to help work for social justiceContinue Reading
Kochi, Dec. 12, 2019: The Kerala High Court has stated that the doctors who conducted narco-analysis of the accused in the Sister Abhya murder case cannot be tried. The High Court cancelled the directive of the Thiruvananthapuram Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court that the doctors should be tried. The CJMContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Calcutta, December 12, 2019: West Bengal Regional Labour Commission organized a two-day seminar on ‘Future of Work’, December 11-12. It discussed the various issues faced by the migrants from West Bengal. Bengal Region expressed concern over the migrants who leave their homeland without proper documents. ItContinue Reading
Hyderabad, Dec. 10, 2019: Hundreds of citizens from various civil rights groups and organisations working for urban poor, domestic workers, religious minorities, women, homeless, farmers, transgender persons along with Dalits and Adivasis all came together Dec. 10 at Maqdoom statue, Tank Bund to protest against the NRC and demand itsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, December 9, 2019: Atheist-turned-ascetic Swami Sachidananda Bharathi will organize a-one-day Sarva Matha Sangamam (Interreligious Meeting) on December 15 at Pastoral Orientation Centre, Palarivattam, Kochi. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan will inaugurate “the Integral Renaissance of Kerala” and the Navasrushti Kerala Mission at 10 am, saidContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, December 9, 2019: The controversial ‘Citizenship Amendment Bill’ (CAB), 2019 which was tabled by federal Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament on December 9 is “another nail in the coffin of India’s Constitution and democratic framework,” says Jesuit Father Cedric Prakash, a human rightsContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony New Delhi, Dec 9, 2019: The secret of success of any peace effort is the ability to listen, says Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, who on December 9 received the latest “Ambassador for Peace” award from the International Human Rights Council. “Many think that volubility and vocabulary, a cuteContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony New Delhi, Dec 9, 2019: Sacred Heart Sister Rose Tom, a gynaecologist, has been conferred with ‘International Human Rights” award for 2019 for her healthcare services in interior villages of Arunachal Pradesh. The Delhi-based International Human Rights Council gave the award on December 9 at a functionContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Kandhamal, Dec 9, 2019: A Canada-based Catholic humanitarian group has come forward to support the education of children of the Kandhamal survivors in Odisha, eastern India. “Faith without work is dead,” said Al Basilo, operations head of the Answering the Cry of the Poor (ANCOP) International Canada,Continue Reading
Karakkamala, Dec. 8, 2019: Hundreds of people took out a torchlight protest against Sister Lucy Kalappura, who has announced the release of her memoir on December 10. The autobiography of the nun, who was expelled from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation for the violation of her vows, reportedly contains accounts ofContinue Reading
