Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Oct. 17, 2019: When receiving his pallium from the papal representative to India, Archbishop Elias Gonsalves said it was a reminder that he must take upon his shoulders the suffering and pain of people, and also remain united with the pope and the teachings of the Church.Continue Reading
Panaji, Oct. 17, 2019: Catholic devotees, who have been barred by the Navy since 2005 from visiting the Anjediva island, off the coast of Karwar, to celebrate the feasts of the two churches located there, have sensed a glimmer of hope. In response to a petition before the Prime Minister,Continue Reading
By Amit Kumar Mumbai, October 17, 2019: With elections in Maharashtra just a week away, members of the civil society have prepared a manifesto with urban livelihood issues like housing, jobs, migration, sanitation, safe drinking water, etc at the centre of their attention. The manifesto, which has been endorsed byContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, October 17, 2019: The Indian Medical Association, a national voluntary organization of more than 300,000 doctors in the country, has decided to probe a doctor’s certificate confirming a miracle cure through the intercession of India’s new saint Mariam Thresia. The association’s move comes in theContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 16, 2019:The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Oct. 14 attempted to prove in court that the State Police Crime Branch (CB) had wilfully destroyed evidence to save the accused in the Sister Abhaya case. The CBI special court here is trying Fr. Thomas M. Kottoor and SisterContinue Reading
Pathanamthitta, Oct. 16, 2019: The Thiruvalla-based Central Travancore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CTCCI) has proposed a sustainable model of development for tier-II and tier-III towns in the Central Travncore region spread. The proposal is against the backdrop of the government decision to set up the proposed Sabari International GreenfieldContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi SJ Ragabpur, October 15, 2019: Starvation has killed more Dalits and Adivasis than people of other communities in India, according to the Right To Food Campaign. The campaign has prepared a data sheet of the details of starvation deaths as reported in the mainstream media from 2015Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, October 15, 2019: Bishop Emeritus Antony Devotta of Tiruchirappalli passed away due to a massive heart attack on October 15, according to a press release from the Bengaluru-based Conference of Catholic Bishops of India. The end came at 2:20 am at St Augustine Minor Seminary,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pune, October 15, 2019: When Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio chose for his papal name Francis after the globally acclaimed the poor one of Assisi on March 13, 2013, many expected him to strive for renewal in the Church plagued with innumerable problems — internal andContinue Reading
Bareilly, October 14, 2019: In an uncanny incident, a father found an earthen pot with a newborn girl in it when he was digging a pit to bury his own stillborn daughter who had died minutes after birth. According to reports, Hitesh Kumar Sirohi, a trader, rescued the newborn girlContinue Reading
