By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Oct 25, 2021: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore, leader of the Christian community in Karnataka, on October 25 reiterated his opposition to a government move to introduce a bill to ban “forcible religious” in the southern Indian state. “The entire Christian Community in Karnataka opposesContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Oct 24, 2021: The Catholic Church in Odisha has mourned the death of Bijayanand Singh, a renowned social activist who had worked for the development of Dalits, Tribal and minority communities in the eastern Indian state. Bijayanand, as he was popularly known, died October 24 inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Guwahati, Oct. 23, 2021: A group of academicians and social activists came together under the leadership of archbishop emeritus of Guwahati to promote peace at a time when the whole of Brahmaputra Valley is “in search of peace.” The occasion was the release of an AssameseContinue Reading
Islamabad, Oct 23, 2021: The government in Pakistan celebrated the Taliban’s rise to power in Afghanistan, a senior priest has said, stressing that “the brotherhood of the two countries” means they are prejudiced against Christians and other non-Muslims. Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Father Mushtaq Anjum,Continue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Oct 22, 2021: The protracted lockdown and closure of schools have adversely affected the education of Dalit and Tribal students in rural areas, a study reveals. A discussion on the impact of prolonged school closure and sharing of the survey report, ‘Locked Out,’ was held OctoberContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Oct 17, 2021: The recently published Global Hunger Index shows that hunger level in India is “serious” and food activists in the country say Dalit and Tribal communities bear the brunt of it. The hunger index ranks India at 101 among 116 countries in the worldContinue Reading
Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Oct 16, 2021: The Archdiocese of Goa-Daman concluded the diocesan communication week on October 16 with Archbishop Filipe Neri applauding tiatrists for protecting culture and educating people on various social issues. The week began October 10 with the theme of the World Communications Day “Come and See:Continue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Raikia, Oct 16, 2021: The visit of Selvaraj Jude Zacharia Rosario Mangalraj, the national president, has brought new enthusiasm to the members of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Kandhamal, Odisha. “We are immensely grateful to Mangalraj for visiting, inspiring, and assuring us of hisContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, Oct 14, 2021: The Archdiocese of Goa-Daman celebrated the communication week with the theme of the World Communications Day “Come and See: Communicating and Encountering People where and as they are.” The October 10-16 celebration began with a meeting of well-known tiatrists at Lar DeContinue Reading
Rome, Oct 13, 2021: After almost 5 years as a captive of an Al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in Mali in West Africa, a Colombian nun has been freed. Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez Argoti was flown from Bamako, Mali’s capital, to Rome where Vatican Media posted photos of her being greetedContinue Reading
