Renjith Leen Kochi, September 22, 2023: Journalists are called to speak truth to the powerless against the powers that be, said Hon. Justice Devan Ramachandran of the Kerala High Court while inaugurating the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA) in John Barrett Nagar (Ashirbhavan Pastoral CentreContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Bangalore, September 21, 2023: Pope Francis on September 21 appointed Father Lourdu Anandam as the bishop of Sivagangai, a diocese of southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The 65 year old bishop elect is a clergy of the Archdiocese of Madurai, currently the parish priest of theContinue Reading
Margao, Sept 14, 2023: A Capuchin priest has called upon Indians to speak out on the current sociopolitical challenges in the country. “To do so is our responsibility as citizens,” asserted Capuchin Father Suresh Mathew, the editor of Indian Currents, a weekly published from New Delhi. He was presenting theContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Sept 13, 2023: Jawan film has become the talk of the town all over the country these days. Akash Banerjee of The Desh Bhakt YouTube channel reproduced the pertinent questions asked by Shah Rukh Khan, the hero of the film, as given below: “You allContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Sept 6, 2023: Father Ebi Poruthoor is the latest Catholic priest in the southern Indian state of Kerala to donate one of his kidneys. The 31-year-old priest of the diocese of Palghat on September 4 donated the kidney to Sister Bini Maria, his sister. TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, Sept 1, 2023: A delegation from Skopje in North Macedonia, the birthplace of Saint Mother Teresa visited Kolkata, the base of her charity works around the world. The delegation visited the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity to pay their homage to the saint.Continue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Baliguda, Sept 1, 2023: The survivors of Odisha’s anti-Christian violence and their supporters have demanded the implementation of the Supreme Court’s 2016 order on compensation to the Kandhamal victims. They demanded in a memorandum prepared by about 2,000 people who observed on August 31 the 15th KandhamalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Aug 31, 2023: The Indian Catholic bishops’ media institute in the national capital has celebrated “Rakshabandhan” (bond of protection), the festival of siblings with a group of Brahma Kumaris. The National Institute for Social Communications, Research, and Training (NISCORT) on August 30 welcomed theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporters Bangkok, Aug 29, 2023: The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences Office of Social Communication has launched a website to coordinate and promote communication of the Synod on Synodality in the region. Cardinal- nominee Sebastian Francis, bishop of Penang and the chairman of the office inaugurated theContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Sairang, Aug 23, 2023: At least 17 workers were killed August 23 after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed near Sairang area of Mizoram, police said. Several others are feared trapped at the site, as 35-40 workers were present when the incident occurred around 10 am. The mishapContinue Reading
