By Adolf Washington Kodagu: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore visited the flood-ravaged Kodagu region of Karnatka state and interacted with the victims of nature’s fury. The archbishop was accompanied by a core-team that planned, monitored and coordinated relief work during the September 18-19 visit. Although the flood waters have receded,Continue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, head of the Catholic Church in India, on September 21 expressed “full confidence” in India’s judicial system, soon after police in Kerala arrested a bishop in a sexual abuse case. “We have learned from the media the developments in Bishop Franco Mulakkal’sContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Baripada: Odisha remembers the 18th death anniversary of the martyrdom of Graham Stuart Staines and two his sons Philip and Timothy aged 8 and 10 on September 22. They were alive in a van in Manoharpur village of Odisha on January 22nd night in 1999. StainesContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai– Parents pass their virtues, values, principles and understanding of life flow on to their children.to their children, a bishop told pilgrims in India. Auxiliary Bishop John Rodrigues of the Archdiocese of Bombay was speaking at a students’ pilgrimage to Mount Mary’s Basilica in the Bandra neighborhood ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: Sister Sudha Varghese, the Padma Shri awardee nun, and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma have appeared on a quiz contest hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, a renowned Indian actor. “I was invited to be on Big B’s show Kaun Banega Crorepati 10. The shooting was done onContinue Reading
By Augustine Singh Madurai: Proper use of technology is a must for mental health. This was stressed on September 21, the first of day three-day Conference of Catholic Psychologists of India (CCPI). The conference’s annual meeting is addressing the role of psychology in the contemporary technological world. “There is aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The patronage given to communal forces by the federal government threatens peace in India, says a senior journalist. “Peace is in danger in India from communal and casteist forces. The government too has contributed to it by adopting a confrontationist stand with Maoists andContinue Reading
More than 30 Indian passengers, some bleeding from their noses and ears, have received treatment after pilots “forgot” to turn on a switch regulating cabin pressure, officials said. Jet Airways flight 9W 697 from Mumbai to Jaipur turned back shortly after take off. Videos tweeted by passengers aboard the planeContinue Reading
Kochi: Bishop Franco Mulakkal was grilled for more than eight hours on September 20 by Kerala police over allegations of rape and unnatural sex leveled by a nun. He will be questioned for the third straight day on September 21 . “We had decided to complete the interrogation today. ButContinue Reading
By Augustine Singh Madurai: The Conference of Catholic Psychologists of India will explore the role of psychology in the contemporary technological world at its annual meeting starting on September 21. The three-day meet at Pillar Institute of Lay Leadership, Animation and Research, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, is expected to draw mostContinue Reading