By Lisa Zengarini Washington, Oct 12, 2021: US bishops commend the Biden Administration for increasing to 125,000 the number of refugees who can enter the United States in the new fiscal year. In a statement issued on October 11, they also call on Congress to sustain the Refugee Admissions ProgramContinue Reading
By George Cheriyan Jaipur, Oct. 10, 2021: Green Action Week, observed each year during the first week of October (Oct. 4-10), is a global people’s campaign to promote sustainable consumption. Around 60 organizations in 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, North- and South America are participating in the campaign thisContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Oct. 7, 2021: Human rights activists on October 7 welcomed the Supreme Court giving the Uttar Pradesh government 24 hours to file a report on the killing of farmers in the northern Indian state four days ago. A bench led by Chief Justice of IndiaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, Oct 7, 2021: A Catholic priest on country wide bike mission to spread the message of peace and environmental protection on October 8 urged some students in Patna to make small sacrifices to keep their eastern Indian city clean. “This sacrifice is expected from you.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chicalim, Oct 7, 2021: A parish in Goa archdiocese has organized a “pet walk” in its premises as part of its observation of the Season of Creation. The Season of Creation is the annual Christian celebration of prayer and action for the Earth and its inhabitants.Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Oct. 4, 2021: Bishop Sebastian Adyanthrath of Mandya has hailed the Covid volunteers for their exceptional service to mankind during the coronavirus pandemic. “Covid posed a serious crisis in Bengaluru and the Catholic laity under the Vincent De Paul Society have played a remarkable role asContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Oct. 1, 2021: The archdiocese of Goa and Daman on October 1 concluded the laity week. The September 26 to October 1 laity week was held online for the second consecutive year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Father Jorge Fernandes, director of Diocesan Centre for theContinue Reading
By Devin Watkins Rome, Sept 29, 2021: Have you ever read 50 books in your native tongue and then written a one-page summary of each of them? Now imagine doing the same in a language which is not your own. That impressive feat is exactly what Alexander Vörös did recentlyContinue Reading
Milan, Sept. 29, 2021: Pope Francis sent a video message to some 400 young people from 197 countries participating in a three-day Youth4Climate meet taking place in Milan, northern Italy. Technical and political solutions to humanity’s crises, such as climate change and the environment, are not enough unless there isContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jaipur: A seminar on “Responsible citizenship of India” stressed the need to safeguard the country’s Constitution, which the participants noted was the result of a long struggle for freedom. “It is the Constitution that made us citizens breaking the unjust bonds of slavery and being ruledContinue Reading
