By Matters India Reporter Berhampur, July 15, 2022: The diocese of Berhampur in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has resolved to take environmental issues seriously. Anugraha Peetho (seat of blessings), its laity center in Mohana, used the celebration of Vana Mahotsav (forest festival) to announce several stops to preserveContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vailankanni, July 15, 2022: The Dalit Christian Liberation Movement (DCLM) has urged the Catholic bishops in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to implement the Church’s policy to empower their community. The ecumenical movement’s open letter to the prelates recalled a 10-point empowerment program ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 13, 2022: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on July 13 mourned the death of devotees of a Hindu pilgrimage center. “The CBCI mourns the loss of lives of the devotees and prays for their families left behind. It also prays forContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, July 7, 2022: More than a hundred intellectuals and collaborators of Jesuit human rights activist Father Stan Swamy recalled his mission to empower the downtrodden at a function in New Delhi on July 5, his first death anniversary. The Federation of Catholic Associations of ArchdioceseContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 29, 2022: Leader of an ecumenical forum that monitors attacks on Christians in India has welcomed the Supreme Court’s willingness to hear a petition on such incidents. “I hope the court takes note of the rising incidents of violence against Christians and directsContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, June 29, 2022: Thousands of farmers from the diocese of Thamarassery on June 29 organized a protest outside the office of the Kozhikode Collector demanding the repeal of the Eco-Sensitive Zone Proposal. The proposal insists on a mandatory ecosensitive zone (ESZ) of minimum 1 km aroundContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: June 24, 2022: An archbishop is asking for help after floods have devastated parts of Assam, located in northeastern India. Widespread rainfall has caused severe flooding and landslides in the state, and the authorities say 4.7 million people have been affected, with 2.3 million people takingContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 23, 2022: The Catholic Church in India should seriously address the existence of casteism within its fold as it organizes a national thanksgiving prayer for Saint Devasahayam, says the Dalit Christian Liberation Movement. The Church in India will on June 24 hold the prayerContinue Reading
Vatican City, June 23, 2022: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on June 22 met Pope Francis in the Vatican. “It has been an absolute pleasure meeting His Holiness Pope Francis in Vatican City. Thanked him for the warm audience and wished him good health and long life,” Patnaik said onContinue Reading
By Patrick Hansda New Delhi, June 23, 2022: Caritas India, the social development arm of the Catholic bishops in India, has been awarded for its excellent work in humanitarian aid and disaster risk reduction, community health, climate-adaptive agriculture and food sovereignty. Fathers Jolly Puthenpura, Caritas India’s assistant executive director andContinue Reading