Changanacherry, October 8, 2019: An archdiocese in Kerala has expressed serious concern over the “alarming drop in the birthrate of Christians in the southern Indian state. During Kerala’s formation in 1956, Christians were the second largest community in the state. But now they are the third with only 18.38 percentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, October 8, 2019: A world renowned exorcist will be the keynote speaker at the sixth international course on deliverance to be held in Bengaluru, southern India. The Bengaluru-based Light of Christ Covenant Community will organize the October 13-19 annual course where Father Marcello Ghirlando, aContinue Reading
Circumstances are difficult for the Christians in our diocese—we often come up against restrictions in the practice of our faith,” said Bishop Stephen Antony Pillai. The 67-year-old prelate heads the Diocese of Tuticorin in southern India. He and 53 other Indian bishops recently met with Pope Francis during an adContinue Reading
Kolkata, Oct. 7, 2019: Religion and government are now identified with each other in India, a situation that prevailed in Europe before the separation of Church and State, Father George Pattery, head of Jesuits in South Asia, said here on Oct. 6. He stressed the need for a “mature, secularContinue Reading
Old Goa, October 5, 2019: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stressed the need to maintain harmony during his first visit to the headquarters of the Pilar Society, a prominent Catholic religious order in the western Indian state. Highlighting the concept of ‘sarva dharma sama bhava,’ embodying the equality of destinationContinue Reading
By Elvis Fernandes Pilar, October 5, 2019: Christians should draw values from the Bible to contribute to a good and compassionate society. This was stressed at the opening of a theological consultation in Goa. The Society of Pilar organized the October 3-10 consultation at Pilar Theological College. Archbishop Anil CoutoContinue Reading
By Franklin Rex SJ Delhi, October 5, 2019: More than 400 Catholics from various parishes of Delhi archdiocese joined delegates from all over India at the second annual seminar for the laity organized by the Jesuit-managed Vidyajyoti College. The college’s Distance Education Programme in Theology conducted the October 2 programContinue Reading
New Delhi, Oct. 4, 2019: Nearly 1,900 people lost their lives and another 46 were reported missing this monsoon season in rains and floods which affected more than 25 lakh in 22 states, Union Home Ministry officials said on Oct. 4. The highest 382 people died in Maharashtra, followed byContinue Reading
AGARTALA, Oct. 4, 2019: There would be no sacrifice of animals during Durga Puja in the famous Durga Bari temple in Agartala for the first time in 525 years as the Tripura High Court has banned the centuries-old tradition of animal sacrifice in religious places. The Tripura government has beenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vailankanni, October 2, 2019: Future priests and nuns in India need to have the mind and heart of Pope Francis to work for and with the poor, says an association of Franciscans in India. “Today’s youth who are joining us for Religious formation in various stagesContinue Reading
