Mumbai, Jan 3, 2019: A 19th Century Jewish grave was found during a garden makeover in Nagpada on Jan 1, a timely reminder of the times when the now predominantly Muslim neighbourhood was also home to many Jewish people. The grave, which also has a headstone with carvings in Hebrew,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan. 2, 2019: Father George Pattery, head of the Jesuits in South Asia, has mourned the death of Father Samuel Rayan, a renowned liberation theologian. “Samuel Rayan – Sam- as we affectionately called him, was perhaps the most creative and poetic theologian we haveContinue Reading
Kochi, Dec 2 : Two women in their 40s prayed at the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala on Dec 2, becoming the first female pilgrims of menstruating age to have achieved the feat after the Supreme Court overturned a traditional ban on women’s entry last year. The women — BinduContinue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram, Jan 2, 2019: Five nuns of the Missionaries of Jesus congregation, who led a protest against deposed Jalandhar bishop Franco Mullakkal, alleged a deliberate attempt to delay justice in the sexual assault case against him and threatened to take to the streets again. Three months after the bishop’s arrest,Continue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram, Jan. 1, 2019: Hundreds of thousands of women lined up from one end of Kerala to the other to form a women’s wall on January 1 to uphold gender equality and renaissance values. They also took a pledge not to push the state back into an era of darknessContinue Reading
Vijayawada, Jan. 1, 2019: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced that the State government would increase the financial aid to the Christians for the Jerusalem pilgrimage from Rs 40,000 to Rs 75,000. He also announced Rs 1.5 crore financial aid to the CSI St Pauls Basilica Church known asContinue Reading
ROME – On Dec 31, the Vatican announced that papal spokespersons Greg Burke and Paloma Garcia Ovejero have resigned – a move that comes just over two years after their 2016 appointments, and just weeks after two other key personnel changes in the Vatican’s communications operation. Taking the reins inContinue Reading
Kochi: A preliminary meeting appears to have taken place between the leaders of the warring Jacobite and Orthodox factions of the Malankara Church on Dec 29. According to reports, the “compromise meeting” was held at the residence of former Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan, and lasted one hour. TheContinue Reading
Bhadohi, Dec. 30, 2018: A woman was beaten up, stripped and made to run naked in her village in Gopiganj area of the Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh for resisting sexual harassment, police said on Dec. 30. Police have registered a case against four men involved in the incident andContinue Reading
Aligarh, Dec. 30, 2018: An NGO in Aligarh has given an innovative meaning to the celebration of Christmas – treated street children in a fancy restaurant. The Rag Dreams’ Weavers Association (RDWA) collaborated with LA’CHEF Restaurant, Maris road, Aligarh, to give people a chance to have their Christmas food withContinue Reading
