New Delhi, Oct. 22, 2019: A government scheme that offers cash assistance to encourage Parsi couples to have children has resulted in 214 births over the last five years through assisted reproductive techniques (ART), according to officials aware of the development. Buoyed by the results, the government is considering allocatingContinue Reading
Shillong, Oct. 22, 2019: The crowd at the Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians in Shillong intensified on Tuesday with Meghalaya governor Tathagata Roy taking part in the requiem mass to pay his respects to Archbishop of Shillong Most Reverend Dominic Jala, who passed away in an accident in theContinue Reading
Chennai, Oct. 20, 2019: A stomach full of plastics brought a cow to a hospital in Chennai from Thirumullaivoyal, on the outskirts of the city, The hospital attached to the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) in Vepery removed 52 kg plastic from its stomcha, in a chillingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Old Goa, October 22, 2019: Jesuit Father Keith D’Souza is the president of the Association of Christian Philosophers of India (ACPI). Under his leadership, ACPI will hold the 44th annual research seminar on “Philosophizing Science: Promises, Perils, and Possibilities.” The October 23 to 25 seminar willContinue Reading
Guwahati, Oct. 21, 2019: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma along with members of the state Assembly and others received the mortal remains of Archbishop Dominic Jala at the Guwahati Airport on Oct0ber 20. Family members of the Archbishop and his loved ones also thronged the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi InternationalContinue Reading
By Rajiv Theodore New Delhi, October 20, 2019: The majestic 16th century Humayun Tomb complex in the Indian capital came alive as raconteurs from across the globe converged to resurrect the dying art of story -telling. Christened, Kathakar 2019– it is today India’s only and increasingly popular annual storytelling festivalContinue Reading
Panaji, Oct. 19, 2019: The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has struck down as unconstitutional Article 19 of the Portuguese law that gave legal sanctity to church tribunals in dealing with marriages and divorces of Catholics. The division bench of Justices R D Dhanuka and Prithviraj Chavan, inContinue Reading
Mumbai, Oct 20, 2019: After hearing two separate petitions filed by persons whose marriages were annulled by a so-called church court, the Bombay high court at Goa has struck down Article 19 of a Portuguese edict that gave legal sanctity to rulings of ecclesiastical tribunals in the former Portuguese colony.Continue Reading
Kochi, Oct 18, 2019: The Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) has asked its expelled member Sister Lucy Kalappura to withdraw police cases against fellow nuns and apologize or face legal action. In her letter dated October 15, FCC superior general Sister Ann Joseph threatened to sue Sister Kalappura if she didContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Shillong, October 18, 2019: The funeral of Archbishop Dominic Jala will be held at 1 pm on October 23 at Mary Help of Christian Cathedral, Laitumkhrah in Shillong, capital of Meghalaya state. Archbishop Jala’s body will arrive on October 20 at Guwahati airport, according to aContinue Reading
