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
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Oct 28, 2021: The meeting of Pope Francis and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been confirmed by the Vatican and the Indian government. “During my visit to Italy, I will also visit the Vatican City, to call on His Holiness Pope Francis and meet SecretaryContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Guwahati, October 27, 2021: Christian leaders in northeastern India have expressed solidarity with the Christians of Karnataka in their opposition to a the southern Indian government’s move to introduce a bill to ban “forcible” religious conversion. Archbishop John Moolachira of Guwahati, president of the North East IndiaContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, Oct. 25, 2021: The women of a Catholic parish in Bengaluru have felicitated their parish priest for being the “front line hero” during the pandemic period. Salesian Father Aloysius Santiago, rector and parish priest of Don Bosco Shrine in Lingarajpuram was honored October 24 atContinue Reading
