Kochi, Nov 13, 2019: The Catholic Church will on November 16 organize a national thanksgiving celebration in connection with the canonization of Mother Mariam Thresia at her home village of Kuzhikkattussery in Kerala’s Thrissur district. Around 30,000 people are scheduled to attend the celebration to be held on the premisesContinue Reading
New Delhi, Nov 13, 2019: Air pollution levels in several cities in northern India were higher than the national capital, the Central Pollution Control Board air quality index (AQI) data shows. Since October 1, when the pollution levels in the northern plains started to deteriorate, several northern cities had higherContinue Reading
New Delhi, Nov 13, 2019: The Chief Justice of India is a public authority and comes under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Supreme Court ruled November 13 in a landmark judgment. The ruling emphasized that “in a constitutional democracy, judges can’t be above the law.” Chief Justice ofContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 11, 2019: Despite a vast cleanliness drive and sterilization initiatives, “God’s own country”, Kerala, continues to be a safe haven for stray dogs, if the latest figures released by the state government are any indication. According to the government, more than 130,000 people have suffered stray dog bitesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, November 11, 2019: Indian ranked 133 out of 167 countries on Women, Peace, and Security Index, according to the second report prepared by Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS). The new 2019 report ranked 167 countries for women based on threeContinue Reading
Udupi, Nov. 11, 2019: The Mass India NGO Mahiti Seva Samithi Udupi District demanded the state government to hand over the alleged suicide case of Fr Mahesh D’Souza assistant parish priest and principal of Don Bosco English School Shirva to the CBI. Speaking at a press meet held at theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, Nov 11, 2019: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman has urged contributors to a daily Bible reading booklet in Konkani to take risks to proclaim the word of God. “It is a challenge to make Jesus’s vision and values ours. He wants usContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, Nov 10, 2019: A group of media persons has joined the Daughters of St Paul in Goa to set up a media discussion group in Panaji, the state capital. They met on November 8 to reflect on the theme of 53rd World Communications Day–“We areContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Nov. 9, 2019: The Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount in Bandra, Mumbai, has marked the 65 years of its dedication. The current structure was built in 1904, but the devotion to Our Lady in the chapel goes back over 400 years Bishop John Rodrigues,Continue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Rome, Nov 7 2019: In the poor you have the privilege to encounter Christ, Pope told a group of Jesuit social activists. Pope Francis addressed the Jesuit social activists in a private audience at Vatican on November 7. Around 210 Jesuit social activists and lay collaborators haveContinue Reading
