By Matters India Report New Delhi, Jan 22, 2022: An Indian Catholic priest serving Ethiopia as a missionary was released January 22, a day after an armed gang kidnapped him, according to information reaching the Indian capital. Father Joshua Edakadambil of the Order of the Imitation of Christ, or BethanyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 19, 2022: Activists who work at grassroots level seem surprised at the federal government’s admission in the Supreme Court that no state has reported starvation deaths. “Dalits, Adivasis and minorities die of starvation when the Supreme Court was told no starvation death hasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 20, 2022: Support and sympathy for a Catholic nun continue to pour in even a week after a court in Kerala dismissed her case against a bishop. Additional District and Sessions Court Judge G. Gopakumar on January 14 acquitted Bishop Franco Mulakkal ofContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Chennai, Jan 20, 22: A social activist from Tamil Nadu, southern India, has received this year’s Raoul Wallenberg Prize, a prestigious award given by the European Council. The ceremony took place in France and Arokiasamy Vincent Raj, popularly known as Evidence Kathir, received the award onlineContinue Reading
By Niladry Sarkar Kolkata, Jan 20, 22: Stunting among children aged five years and below has increased in seven districts of West Bengal, according to the latest National Family Health Survey, published in November 2022. The numbers of wasted and underweight children have also increased in 10 and nine districtsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Sobri, Assam, Jan 16, 2022: A three-day convention was organized to help Ranglong, one of the critically endangered tribal communities of northeastern India, to reinvent, rejuvenate and become relevant in modern society. Some 1,000 people attended the January 14-16 convention held at Sobri village near St.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 15, 2022: A group of Catholic women in India January 15 appealed to authorities in the Church and two women religious congregations to ensure safety and security of the survivor, companions and witnesses in the nun rape case. The appeal from the SistersContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mon, Jan 14, 22: A huge crowd gathered in the bitter cold in Mon, Nagaland, to pay their respects to the 14 civilians killed by the armed forces a month earlier. The speakers at the gathering on January 6 and 7 repeatedly affirmed the need forContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Varanasi, Jan 8, 2022: The civil society people in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh committed to secularism and composite culture, have initiated a series of programs to promote communal harmony and peace. The programs, held under the banner of “Paigam-e-Muhabat (Message of Love), are being held in theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 8, 2022: The All India Catholic Union, the largest laity group in the country, has expressed concern over the aborted visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Punjab. “The Catholic Union prays, as does every Indian citizen, for the long life of NarendraContinue Reading
