By Mathew Korattiyil Pune, May 2, 2022: A two-day drive against child labor and beggary has reached thousands of people in Pune, the cultural capital of Maharashtra state in western India. Pune-based Sarva Seva Sangh (union at the service of all) of the Divine Word Society conducted the April 29-30Continue Reading
Vatican City, April 29, 2022: Pope Francis on April 29 said changes to an advisory body on preventing sexual abuse represented a fresh start in the fight against pedophile priests but conceded “much remains to be done”. The Pope in March moved the Commission for the Protection of Minors intoContinue Reading
Hyderabad: Medak Diocese Bishop Reverend AC Soloman said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was safeguarding the secular fabric in Telangana by according equal importance to all communities. The Medak Diocese Bishop along with MLC Rajeshwar Rao laid the foundation stone for a new church coming up at the new StateContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, April 28, 2022: Journalists across India have mourned the sudden death of a senior colleague, who reported interfaith matters. Shyamal Baran Roy, a disciple of the Ramakrishna Math who attended Mother Teresa’s canonization in Rome in 2016, died April 27 in Kolkata, eastern India. HeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 27, 2022: An Indian has won a prestigious international award for outstanding journalists who dedicate their lives to create a better world. Sukanya Shanta, a senior assistant editor at TheWire.in, an Indian news portal, has been selected for this year’s Fetisov Journalism AwardContinue Reading
By Rani Punnaserril New Delhi, April 26, 2022: People from other religions April 26 joined Catholics in the national capital to pay tribute to late Father Stanislaus Swamy, a tribal rights activist, on his 85th birth anniversary. Father Stan, as he was popularly known, died July 5, 2021, as anContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 25, 2022: A Jesuit social scientist blames political leaders after a report showed most of India’s 900 million workforce has stopped looking for jobs. “I am not shocked but immensely sad and ashamed of my leaders who keep promising jobs at every electionContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, April 25, 2022: Ash Wednesday, Lent, Holy Week, done and dusted. Life can now return to normal. Really? If the preceding 50 days was a drama, then “Yes.” If it was a spiritual experience, then “No.” Post Resurrection we cannot possibly return to normal life. A believingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 25, 2020: Civil rights groups will join the Jesuits to organize special programs in various parts of India to pay tribute on the 85th birth anniversary of Father Stan Swamy, modern apostle of justice and truth. Father Swamy, Jesuit social activist, died JulyContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Aluva, April 22, 2022: Father Kuriakose Kachiramattom, the founder director of the nationally famous Christian music troupe – Angel Voice Gospel Music Group — died April 22. He was 79. The death occurred in the afternoon at Lissie Hospital in Ernakulam, Kochi. Father Kachiramattom belonged to KothamangalamContinue Reading
