By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov. 6, 2019: People and groups have reacted differently to the encounter killing of four accused of rape-murder in Telangana. Police officials in the southern Indian state said their men shot dead the four around 3:30 am on December 6 under a bridge onContinue Reading
New Delhi, Dec. 6, 2019: P N Lini, a nurse who died of Nipah virus attack while treating a patient of the deadly disease in 2018 in Kerala, was posthumously awarded the highest national award for nurses. The National Florence Nightingale awards were instituted in 1973 by the federal governmentContinue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram, Dec 6 2019: A Catholic priest in Kerala was booked on December 4 for allegedly raping a woman in Kozhikode in June 2017, police said. The accused, Fr Manoj alias Jacob Plakoottathil, belongs to the Diocese of Thamarassery. After the incident, the victim had initially lodged a complaint withContinue Reading
KOCHI, Dec 05 2019: Sister Lissy Vadakkel, main witness in the case of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of sexually abusing a nun at a convent in Kerala, said pressure is being budged on her to retract her statement. She said they are forcing her to withdraw her statements over phoneContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Udaipur, December 5, 2019: Udaipur, a beautiful and charming city was founded in 1570 by Udaisingh. It is naturally gifted for its beautiful Aravali Mountains, lakes and Palaces. Christianity in Udaipur, Mewar, Malwa and Nimar region came from Mhow (Madhya Pradesh) through the arrival of FrenchContinue Reading
Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Dec.5, 2019: “The mandate of Jesus to proclaim Him throughout the world brought St Francis Xavier to Goa. And we know what he achieved within 10 years (1542 to 1552)in India with the fire of zeal for Christ burning within him. It is the same desire, dedicationContinue Reading
Peoria, Ill., Dec 3, 2019, The scheduled beatification of Ven. Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen has been postponed after several U.S. bishops asked that the cause be given more time for examination. The Diocese of Peoria announced the delay on Dec. 3. Archbishop Sheen’s beatification was set toContinue Reading
Kochi, Dec 4, 2019: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday declined to ban the dismissed nun, Sister Lucy Kalapurakkal”s autobiography titled “Karthavinte Namethil (In the name of Christ)”. The high court, which heard the petition filed by Sister Lisiya Joseph seeking a ban on the book, said if the petitionerContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Siliguri, Dec. 3, 2019 – Over a conversation between the legendary tea planter Rajah Banerjee of Rimpaocha Tea Siliguri and Campus Minister at Salesian College Sonada Father C.M. Paul on the impending peril of adolescent females being trafficked from the closed tea gardens in the Darjeeling HillsContinue Reading
By Anu Kuruvilla Kochi, Dec.3, 2019: The ‘Changathi’ project launched by Kerala Literacy Mission to arm the migrant labourers with enough knowledge of Malayalam is seeing great success, especially in Ernakulam district. At present around 2,934 migrant labourers have enrolled in the evening classes being conducted by the literacy missionContinue Reading
