New Delhi, Dec. 26, 2018: A fight between two homeless men over sleeping space on a footpath near Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital in central Delhi area claimed the life of one of them late on Monday night. The body of the homeless man with multiple injuries on his faceContinue Reading
Madurai, Dec. 26, 2018: Some members of the Madurai-Ramnad Church of South India diocese have asked bishops to discharge only religious duties and not involve in asset management. “Bishops, who receive salaries, must only discharge religious duties,” C. Joel Sam Asir, a member of the diocese told a press conferenceContinue Reading
Mumbai, Dec 25, 2018: Beer bottles were smashed on the heads of churchgoers who formed a ring around the rest of the congregation: to protect them from an armed group that had b: arged into a church in Maharashtra two days before Christmas, some of the victims and the pastorContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, Dec. 22, 2018: Odisha Chief Minister Navin Patnaik joined a Christmas program in Bhubaneswar organized by the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar on December 21, 2018. “This is the fourth time he is joining the programs organized by the Archdiocese of Cuttak-Bhubaneswar. Three times for Christmas and onceContinue Reading
By Jose Kalapura Patna, Dec 22, 2018: An inter-religious Christmas celebration in Patna emphasized the need of peace and religious harmony at a time when violence is committed in the name of religion. The Christmas Milan was organized on December 22 by Patna Peace Mission, an inter-religious group for harmony,Continue Reading
KOTHAMANGALAM, Dec 21 : As tension prevailed, the stand-off between the warring Orthodox and Jacobite factions over control of the Kothamangalam Mar Thoma Cheriya Palli Church, entered its second day. The police forcefully on Dec 21 took into custody Orthodox priest Father Thomas Paul Ramban, who armed with a HighContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Kolkata, Dec. 21, 2018: An internationally renowned Jain leader says unity in diversity is the fundamental characteristic of Indian culture. “It is our responsibility to preserve and promote the multiplicity and pluralism,” Acharya Lokesh Muni said on December 21 at a function in Kolkata to honorContinue Reading
Hyderabad, Dec. 19, 2018: Telangana State Wakf Board, Chairman Mohammed Saleem flagged off the first special vehicle with gift packs, as part of Christmas celebrations on Dec. 19. According to officials, the Telangana State Minority Welfare Department also distributed cheques to the 295 identified Churches for the celebration of Christmas.Continue Reading
Mumbai, Dec. 18, 2018: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay, on Dec. 18 sought the “smell of the sheep” as he met with pastoral personnel from an area in the greater Mumbai region known as a home for India’s marginalized Tribal people. The Raigad District is located around 110Continue Reading
Kothamangalam,Dec. 20, 2018: Tension prevailed at Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district Dec. 20 after followers of the Jacobite Syrian Church prevented the entry of a priest of the Orthodox Syrian Church into the Marthoma Cheriya Palli to offer holy mass. Hundreds of Jacobite church followers comprising women and priests assembled atContinue Reading
