By Matters India Reporter Kanpur, March 9, 2019: The Indian Catholic Forum has urged the mediators appointed by the Supreme Court to resolve the Ayodhya imbroglio to take a cue from the Jerusalem Status Quo. Welcoming the apex court’s decision to refer the Ayodhya dispute to a panel of threeContinue Reading
Changanacherry, March 9, 2019: Some 400,000 rupees were stolen from a church in Kerala, after the burglar locked up four priests in their rooms. The incident came to light on March 8 when the vicar of St Xavier’s Church at Thrickodithanam, woke up to offer morning Mass. the church isContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen New Delhi, March 7, 2019: A program called “Bharat Ke Mann Ki Baat, Modi Ke Sath (Heart’s voice of India with Modi) was organized by the Ministry for Minority Affairs at Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi on March 7. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister for MinorityContinue Reading
Mumbai, Mar/07, 2019: We need urgently to reconcile ourselves with God, fellow human beings and with nature, according to the head of the Jesuit order, who is currently on a pastoral visit to India. Father Arturo Sosa, the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, was speaking during an AshContinue Reading
By Sangeetha Paul and Alphonsa Kumari Kolkata, March 7, 2019: “Be a Responsible Voter to save Democracy” was the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day Celebration, on March 8, by Udayani Activists. The Dalit and Adivasi Self Help Group (SHG) women from the six different blocks where ‘Udayani’ worksContinue Reading
By Raymond Joseph Irudhayasamy Jalandhar, March 7, 2019: Father Michael Ani (65) was elected as the president of the Conference of Diocesan Priests of India (CDPI). The election was held during seventieth national meeting of the CDPI held at Gianodaya, Pastoral Centre, Jalandhar, from 26 February to 1 March. FatherContinue Reading
New Delhi, Mar. 6, 2019: More than 200 alleged hate crimes against marginalised people, including 87 killings, were documented by Amnesty India’s interactive “Halt the Hate” website in 2018. About 65% of the crimes were against Dalits. Of the 218 documented incidents, 142 were against Dalits, 50 against Muslims, andContinue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram, Mar. 6, 2019: Kerala, which prides itself on a near-perfect literacy rate, has landed in a controversy after a school textbook was found to be spreading misinformation on sexual health education. A 10th standard biology textbook under the state syllabus being taught in Kerala schools says that HIV orContinue Reading
Vatican City, Mar 4, 2019: To be effective teachers of the faith, Catholics must be cognizant of their own sins and shortcomings when giving correction and guide to others, Pope Francis said March 3. “So many times, we all know, it is easier or more convenient to discern and condemnContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Jorhat, March 4, 2019: A priest social worker who has worked in northeast India for some 40 years has come up with a photo journal of his photographic collection chronicling the life and culture of Mising tribe among whom he has worked for some 15 years. FrContinue Reading
