Niranom church may find place in pilgrim tourism circuit
2018-12-19
The church is said to be founded by St. Thomas the Apostle
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Foul play doubted in young priest’s death
2018-12-19
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 18, 2018: The relatives of a young priest joined the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church to allege foul play in the mysterious death of a young priest a week ago. Church members have demanded that the people responsible for the 34-year-old priest’s death be brought before justice. It was presumedContinue Reading
Police stance in church cases comes under fire in HC
2018-12-18
Kochi, Dec. 18, 2018: The Kerala High Court on Dec. 18 rapped the police for adopting different stances in implementing court orders with respect to disputes in the Malankara Church. Justice A. Hariprasad passed the order while dismissing a petition filed by the Jacobite faction against the Muvattupuzha munsif courtContinue Reading
Vincentians build houses for flood victims in Kerala
2018-12-18
By Matters India Reporter Vailodam, Dec 17, 2018: The Vincentian Kerala Society, the social service wing of Congregation of Mission (CM) priests, South Indian Province, Mysore, has built 15 houses of recent devastating flood victims in Kerala. “Houses are getting ready for the flood victims in Kerala. The target ofContinue Reading
Children from different religions celebrate Christmas
2018-12-18
By Philip Mathew Bengaluru, Dec. 17, 2018: More than 400 Hindu, Muslim and Christian children celebrated Christmas held at a Catholic school auditorium on December 16. The children gathered from 54 Dream India Network (DIN) Foster Homes, run and managed by sisters from different religious congregations in the convent premisesContinue Reading
Civil society engages political parties to end starvation
2018-12-18
By Alphonsa Kumari Kolkata, December 17, 2018: West Bengal Right to Food Campaign (RTFC) engaged the political leaders at Mahabodhi Society Hall in Kolkata to eradicate starvation death by every means on December 15. Jesuit priest and social activist Irudhaya Jothi and Anuradha Talwar, both belonging to Right to FoodContinue Reading
Bombay archdiocese hopes to link urban, rural communities
2018-12-18
Mumbai, Dec. 17, 2018: Cardinal Oswald Gracias is calling on the people of the Archdiocese of Bombay “to create linkages between the urban consumer communities and the rural producer communities” during this Advent. The Indian cardinal’s remarks came as he launched the 2018 Advent Campaign against Hunger and Disease withContinue Reading
Church of North India organizes “festival of peace”
2018-12-18
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 17, 2018: The Church of North India on December 17 organized “Aman ka Utsav” (festival of peace) at the heart of the national capital to share the message of Christmas with others. “We have gathered together to celebrate Aman ka Utsav, to singContinue Reading
World facing newer conflict, says Catholic Biblical Federation chief
2018-12-17
By Matters India Reporter Sankt Ottilien, December 17, 2018: World is facing newer conflict today more than ever, says Catholic Biblical Federation (CBF). “We have grown accustomed to “never ending” wars – in Africa, in the Mideast, the East, and distant countries whose names we have already forgotten…. Yet newContinue Reading
‘Hindu country’ comment misinterpreted: Meghalaya judge
2018-12-17
New Delhi, Dec 16, 2018: Justice S.R. Sen of the Meghalaya High Court says his controversial judgment on Hindu country was “misinterpreted” and that “secularism is one of the basic structures” of the Constitution. On December 12, disposing a petition, Justice Sen had reportedly said that India should have declaredContinue Reading