Tura, March 17, 2019: Meghalaya police have arrested a Catholic priest for allegedly molesting a woman on the night bus while returning from the state capital of Shillong. According to the North Garo Hills police, Fransalian Father Biju Joseph was caught and roughed up by the passengers of a nightContinue Reading
Hyderabad, March 17, 2019: Women in Hyderabad organized a silent candlelight protest to show solidarity with the victims of New Zealand’s twin mosque attacks that killed 49 people. One of the protesters, Sumitra said, “We are here to condemn the terror attack happened in New Zealand. We believe that peopleContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, March 17, 2019: A new book comprehensively deals with Bihar’s school education, especially Dalits’. The research based book entitled, Dalit Education in Bihar: A Study of Exclusion, is authored by Jesuit Father Jose Kalapura and Ashutosh Kumar Vishal. It is jointly published by Jesuit-managed XavierContinue Reading
By Fr Nigel Barrett Varanasi, March 15, 2019: Church communicators should become prophets in this age of fake news and denounce fearlessly all that is wrong in the country as well as in the church, says the editor of a leading Christian weekly in India. “In the thirst to beContinue Reading
Mumbai, March 14, 2019: Two nurses on their way to hospital for night duty were killed on March 14 when an overbridge collapsed in Mumbai. At least five persons were killed and 33 others injured after a portion of the concrete slab of a key foot over bridge connecting ChhatrapatiContinue Reading
Mumbai, Mar. 14, 2019: A foot overbridge leading into the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus collapsed on Thursday, killing five people and injuring several. The FOB, which is taken by hundreds of commuters everyday, was reported to have collapsed on Thursday evening. Police officials as well as rescue workers rushed toContinue Reading
Ahmedabad, March 14, 2019: The Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the state government on a petition by a man seeking mercy killing of his 23-year-old daughter suffering from cerebral palsy, a set of neurological disorders that affect muscle movement and coordination. Justice A Y Kogje issued the noticeContinue Reading
Kochi, March 13, 2019: Bishop John Nellikunnel of Idukki has written to his priests explicitly telling them not to take any position favoring any political party or ideology. The Bishop’s March 9 circular to priests assumes importance as Kerala’s more than 18 percent Christian population has significant sway in certainContinue Reading
Madurai, March 13, 2019: The Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council has sought change in the poll date for the southern Indian state. The state’s 39 parliamentary and 18 assembly seats will go to poll on April 18, which coincides with Maundy Thursday, an important observance for Christians across denominations. On MarchContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao, March 13, 2019: Two French missionaries were remembered at the 60th Tibetan National Uprising Day commemoration in Miao town in Arunachal Pradesh. “Tibet and Christianity in Arunachal Pradesh have an age-old connection,” said Likro Mossang, women president of Miao Diocese in east Arunachal Pradesh. “French missionariesContinue Reading
