Kochi, July 18, 2019: A police team has recorded the statement of Father Kuriakose Mundadan, secretary of the Presbyteral Council, in connection with the alleged forging of documents to defame Cardinal Mar George Alencherry. The investigating team on July 17 visited the priest’s office in Kochi, the commercial capital ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, July 18, 2019: The Syro-Malabar Church’s Permanent Synod has called for unity in a bid to resolve the ongoing turmoil in the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese. “Everyone, in the light of faith should accept the developments and circumstances in connection with executing the Vatican’s decisionsContinue Reading
THE HAGUE , July 17, 2019: The World Court on July 17 ordered Pakistan to review the death penalty given in 2017 to former Indian navy commander Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav who was convicted of being a spy. The 16-judge panel said Pakistan has to provide an “effective review” of theContinue Reading
Ahmedabad, July 17, 2019: The Thakor community in Gujarat has come up with a nine-point diktat to strictly enforce its traditions and customs. Prominent among them are a ban on unmarried girls using mobile phone and prohibition on inter-caste marriages. This was decided at a meeting held at Jegol inContinue Reading
Chennai, July 17, 2019: As part of its attempt to bring down fatalities due to road accidents, the Tamil Nadu government plans to set up multidisciplinary critical care units in government hospitals across the southern Indian state. This was announced by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami in the assembly onContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi Mumbai, July 17, 2019: Father Jude Botelho, who was part of a team that helped revitalize the Indian Catholic Church’s social communication ministry, died on July 16. Father Botelho, a Bombay archdiocesan priest who was the secretary of Unda-Asia (now known as Signis), the regional body ofContinue Reading
Ranchi, July 16, 2019: A court in Ranchi on July 15 ordered a 19-year-old woman to distribute five copies of the Quran for sharing a controversial post on Facebook. Richa Patel, a resident of Pitharia, a Ranchi suburb, was arrested on July 12, following a complaint by a local IslamicContinue Reading
Katihar, July 15, 2019: Locals in Dangi Tola village of Katihar district in Bihar claimed they have no option but to eat rats as floods have wreaked havoc and destroyed houses in the region. Around 300 families have been affected by floods in the area. Speaking to ANI, Talla Murmur,Continue Reading
Never before has the Church in Kerala landed in such a shattered situation where it has a series of sexual scandals to counter after priests have landed in police custody for their libidinous tendencies, nuns have come out in public protest against a Bishop accused of raping one of theirContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 15, 2017: More than three million people have been displaced across north and north-eastern India amid monsoon rain that has cost lives and destroyed homes. Storms and floods have ripped through areas of Nepal, Bangladesh and India, killing more than 130 people. At least 67 people lostContinue Reading
