By Inés San Martín Rome: Pope Francis has sent a short, hand-written note to American Jesuit Father James Martin thanking him for his “Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry” webinar, held with 1,000 people taking part. “I want to thank you for your pastoral zeal and your capacity to be close toContinue Reading
Manila: Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon has appealed for an end to violence as thousands of civilians in Myanmar continue to flee their homes in the conflict-ridden Southeast Asian country. “Nobody deserves violence, the torture, incarceration, and death that we witness in our country for the last four months,”Continue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has allowed churches and other places of worship to open Sundays for services, but with just 15 people. This was decided at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to review the situation of the coronavirus pandemic in the southern Indian state. The meeting alsoContinue Reading
New Delhi: Thousands of farmers marking the seven-month of their agitation against three agricultural reform laws on June 26 marched to the residences of state governors. They submitted a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind through the governors, alleging an ‘undeclared emergency’ in the country. As June 26 is alsoContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna: A voluntary organization of the Patna Jesuits on June 26 distributed Covid-19 relief kits to some 650 poor families in the capital city of Bihar. Jesuit Father Juno Sebastian, director of Manthan (Churning), said that this time they focused mostly the hamlets of Musahar, theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter: Mananthavady: A Catholic priest in Kerala, southern India, has inspired his bishop and other clerics through his “funeral will.” Father James Kumbukal has left a lasting mark through his funeral will, said Bishop Jose Porunnedom of Mananthavady mourning the death of his 78-year-old priest. Father KumbukalContinue Reading
The Church’s vital role in providing emergency help for those hit by Covid-19 is rebuilding community relations in India where Christians have been demonised by far-right politicians. Archbishop Leo Cornelio of Bhopal told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that, despite polarising rhetoric by politicians trying to divide citizensContinue Reading
New Delhi: “Disturbed” over not receiving salary for the past two years, a private school teacher allegedly died by suicide at his house in Delhi’s Pitampura. Police said Tanoop Johar was found dead on June 22 night by his family members. Johar, a Taekwondo coach at a school in Rohini,Continue Reading
By Lisa Monteiro Panaji: Catholic priests in Goa, both diocesan and religious, now lead by example by getting vaccinated. “I took the vaccine the moment the announcement was made that it was available for the under-60 age group,” said Father Eugene D’Silva, rector of the Redemptorist seminary in Varca. AmongContinue Reading
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel on June 22 asked the Ministry of Women and Child Development to conduct a survey on the impact of the pandemic on anganwadi services and malnutrition levels among children. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports chaired by Rajya Sabha MPContinue Reading