By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, June 22, 2023: The Claretian congregation has pooled resources from its five provinces in India to support the victims of ethnic violence in Manipur. Violence has ravaged the northeastern Indian state since May 3 after the Majority Hindus belonging to the Meitei community clashed with theContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, June 21, 2023: Catholic religious congregations in India seem to have taken a “wakeup call” seriously from their leader. “We cannot be silent when the country is burning with divisive forces everywhere,” Sister Maria Nirmalini, president of the Conference of Religious India, said in a JuneContinue Reading
By Rani Punnasseril New Delhi June 16, 2023: Archbishop Anil J T Couto of Delhi has announced relief support to people of the violence-stricken of Manipur, a northeastern Indian state. Addressing a meeting organized by the diocesan commission for migrants on June 16 at the archbishop’s residence, the prelate saidContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Thrissur, June 15, 2023: A group of lay and religious leaders under the leadership of Divine Retreat Centre director held a day-long protest fast in solidarity with the victims of continued violence in Manipur. Several Vincentian priests of Divine Retreat Centre and many lay leaders linedContinue Reading
By Lalita Roshni Lakra Jashpur, June 14, 2023: Hundreds of people from Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand on June 14 joined a one-day sit-in at a central Indian city to protest the arrest of a Catholic nun and her family members for allegedly violating an anti-conversion law. “Stop filing false cases againstContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Hyderabad, June 14, 2023: A domestic workers union in Telangana has demanded a comprehensive legislation for their people in the southcentral Indian state. The demand was made June 14 by the Gruhakarmikula Union Telangana State (GUTS), at a press conference at the Hyderabad Press Club. TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Nongpoh, June 11, 2023: A peace and solidarity program in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya has addressed pressing national issues while promoting unity, justice, and peace. “From the targeted violence against Christians and tribals in Manipur to the relentless attacks on Church personnel and institutionsContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, June 5, 2023: The Gandhi Peace Foundation in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh has organized a meeting to mark the 49th anniversary of Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan’s call for total revolution. Noted Gandhians and representatives of various political parties attended the June 5 program. The star attraction was a telephonicContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Balasore, June 6, 2023: The head of the Catholic Church in Odisha has appealed Christians to donate blood for the survivors of the triple train tragedy in the eastern Indian state. “I appeal to Christians and youth to donate blood for the needs of the cause atContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, June 6, 2023: People in Patna, eastern India, have mourned the death of a Eurasian nun who had spent most of her time caring for nature, following the footsteps of Saint Francis of Assisi. Sister Mary Hildegard Gardiner, had “for the whole of her lifeContinue Reading