By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, July 7, 2022: More than a hundred intellectuals and collaborators of Jesuit human rights activist Father Stan Swamy recalled his mission to empower the downtrodden at a function in New Delhi on July 5, his first death anniversary. The Federation of Catholic Associations of ArchdioceseContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 29, 2022: Leader of an ecumenical forum that monitors attacks on Christians in India has welcomed the Supreme Court’s willingness to hear a petition on such incidents. “I hope the court takes note of the rising incidents of violence against Christians and directsContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, June 29, 2022: Thousands of farmers from the diocese of Thamarassery on June 29 organized a protest outside the office of the Kozhikode Collector demanding the repeal of the Eco-Sensitive Zone Proposal. The proposal insists on a mandatory ecosensitive zone (ESZ) of minimum 1 km aroundContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: June 24, 2022: An archbishop is asking for help after floods have devastated parts of Assam, located in northeastern India. Widespread rainfall has caused severe flooding and landslides in the state, and the authorities say 4.7 million people have been affected, with 2.3 million people takingContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 23, 2022: The Catholic Church in India should seriously address the existence of casteism within its fold as it organizes a national thanksgiving prayer for Saint Devasahayam, says the Dalit Christian Liberation Movement. The Church in India will on June 24 hold the prayerContinue Reading
Vatican City, June 23, 2022: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on June 22 met Pope Francis in the Vatican. “It has been an absolute pleasure meeting His Holiness Pope Francis in Vatican City. Thanked him for the warm audience and wished him good health and long life,” Patnaik said onContinue Reading
By Patrick Hansda New Delhi, June 23, 2022: Caritas India, the social development arm of the Catholic bishops in India, has been awarded for its excellent work in humanitarian aid and disaster risk reduction, community health, climate-adaptive agriculture and food sovereignty. Fathers Jolly Puthenpura, Caritas India’s assistant executive director andContinue Reading
By I P Sarto Burdwan, June 19, 2022: Family day celebration on the feast of the Body and Blood of Chris brought joyful tears to husbands and wives in a rural and tribal in an eastern Indian state. Thomas Parish, Ekpere, situated about 140 km northwest of Kolkata, capital ofContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Kandhamal, June 16, 2022: About 500 people – Hindus and Christians – June 16 observed the second death anniversary of Chandrakanta Pradhan, a Catholic from Odisha who died in the skirmish between Indian and Chinese armies in the Galwan Valley of Ladakh region “The death of ChandrakantaContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Pune, June 16, 2022: A Catholic bishop in India has reached out to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the umbrella organization of Hindu nationalists groups. On June 12 in Pune, the cultural capital of the western Indian state of Maharashtra, Bishop Thomas Dabre of Poona took part inContinue Reading
