By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 19, 2021: In a surprise address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi November 19 announced the repeal of three controversial farm laws that caused massive farmer protests across India. The announcement came on Guru Purab, the birthday of Guru Nanak, founder ofContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Nov 19, 2021: Church officials in India say suicide cases in India have increased mainly because of government’s wrong economic reforms and insensitive policies. “Many have come to a rock-bottom with no jobs, no income and no hope for a better tomorrow,” says Father Faustine Lobo,Continue Reading
By Philip Mathew Bengaluru, Nov 12, 2021: Christians of former low caste or Dalit origin face several forms of discrimination within the Catholic Church but they never abandon their faith in Christ, says Sister Robancy Amal Helen, who has been working for the community. The 33-year-old member of Idente MissionariesContinue Reading
By Suchitra New Delhi, Nov 9, 2021: India has witnessed a complete collapse of healthcare facilities during the pandemic. Amid the lockdown, schools remain closed even when cinema theaters are open. The loss of learning has impacted marginalized communities very differently, a report titled “Confronting the Pandemic: Response and RecoveringContinue Reading
By Tilotama R Marak Tura, Nov 9, 2021: The Garo tribe, living in the Garo Hills district of the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, celebrates the Wangala, their most significant post-harvest festival, during October-November. The festival is a thanks giving ceremony to Misi Saljong, also known as Pattigipa Ra’rongipa orContinue Reading
Kottayam, Nov 5, 2021: Students in Kerala went back to school on November 1 after a long spell of Covid 19 lockdown. Students of Don Bosco School in Puthuppally near Kottayam were in for a surprise and thrilled at what they saw in school. “Most children may not be ableContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, Nov 1, 2021: A Jesuit research institute in Patna on November 1 published a book dealing with violence against women in Bihar. Srikant, director of Jagjivan Institute of Parliamentary Study and Research in Patna, released the book, “Violence against Women in Bihar,” jointly published byContinue Reading
California, Nov 1, 2021: Christians are being encouraged to pray for the family of a US pastor who was murdered October 31 outside his church. Pastor Joe Moore, 65, was walking towards his car after teaching a Bible study at the Upper Room Christian Church in Compton, California, when heContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony, Miao, November 1, 2021: Minister of State for Minority Affairs John Barla has called on Arunachal Pradesh’s two Catholic bishops and discussed crucial issues affecting Christians in the northeastern Indian state and the country. The minister was on a five-day tour that ended October 31. He metContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Oct 29, 2021: A Catholic priest, who manages an eye donation movement, joined Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thousands of others to mourn the sudden death of a Kannada cine actor. Puneeth Rajkumar died October 29 following a heart attack at Vikram Hospital in Bengaluru,Continue Reading