Kochi: The Kerala High Court on July 8 stayed a government order (GO) entrusting local bodies with the power to grant clearance for construction of religious places of worship. Justice N. Nagaresh passed the interim order on a writ petition filed by Fr. Joy Pulikkottil, vicar, St. Peter’s and St.Continue Reading
New Delhi: The Sikh and Christian communities in India have seen substantial rise in dowry cases in the past few decades, says a study. Similarly, dowry demands have increased also among upper castes across all religions, says a blog based on a study of 40,000 marriages in rural India sinceContinue Reading
By Vinod Sushil Soreng Chennai: The saddest day of my life. I am appalled, shocked, horrified and shattered having heard of the sad demise of Fr. Stan Swamy, SJ, who I have known and interacted with for quite some time. Being dismissed as a terrorist, anti-national, the man responsible forContinue Reading
Kannur: A massive crowdfunding drive helped raise 180 million rupees in seven days for an 18-month-old child in Kerala’s Kannur district. The child identified as Mohammed suffered from muscular atrophy – a rare genetic disorder that causes degeneration of muscles. The MIMS Hospital in Kozhikode suggested that Mohammed should beContinue Reading
New Delhi: A day after activist Stan Swamy’s death in custody, senior opposition politicians have written to President Ram Nath Kovind demanding the release of all activists jailed in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon case. “We are urging your immediate intervention as the President of India to direct ‘your government’ toContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore: A single person of truth and authenticity with a lasting vision is the majority. From ages this truth was proved in the lives of many prophetic personalities who dared to dream of doing something creative with purity of intention. Jesuit Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy, or Stan Swamy,Continue Reading
By Midhun J Francis New Delhi: Christians and Muslims attended the online review of Jesuit Father Joseph Victor Edwin’s book, “A New Spirit in Christian-Muslim Relations in India: Three Jesuit Pioneers.” Michael Calabria, an American Franciscan began his review on July 4 saying that Father Edwin demonstrates two key aspectsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: A 31-year-old Catholic priest has died by suicide in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The body of Father Pradeep Soreng was on July 4 found hanging from an iron rod in a bathroom attached to his room in St. Vincent Minor Seminary inContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar: The Odisha chief minister has allotted 20 million rupees for the beautification and renovation of St. Vincent’s Pro-Cathedral Church in Bhubaneswar, the state capital. This was announced July 3 by Ananta Narayana Jena, the local legislator, at a function to celebrate the martyrdom of Saint ThomasContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Kumarghat: The diocese of Agartala, which covers the entire state of Tripura in northeastern India, observed July 4 as “Green Sunday” in response to Pope Francis’ call to protect environment. “We have been celebrating ‘Green Sunday’ for the past four years,” said Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala,Continue Reading