By Matters India Reporter Vatican City, September 21, 2019: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, head of the Catholic Church in India, is among participants the Vatican has listed for the Special Assembly of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region. The Vatican on September 21 published the list of participants for the October 6-27Continue Reading
By Robin Gomes Rome, September 19, 2019: The Diocese of Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu is working for the spiritual and material welfare of the faithful through a pastoral plan. Bishop Lawrence Pius Dorairaj of Dharmapuri spoke to Vatican News while on his “ad limina” visit to Rome. A bishop inContinue Reading
Vatican City, September 19, 2019: Pope Francis has told a group of Indian bishops that he was aware of the challenges confronting the Church in their country but they should continue their work with courage and enthusiasm. The Pope on September 17 met with bishops of Karnataka led by ArchbishopContinue Reading
Ceduna, Sept. 18, 2019: It may be a long way from their home in India, but Sisters from the Congregation of St Anne – Madras are staying true to their mission of ‘working for the betterment of women’ around the world with the opening of a new convent house inContinue Reading
By Inés San Martín Rome, September 14, 2019: Despite guidelines supporting Dalit Christians – formerly known as “untouchable” – not every church leader is working in their defense, according to one Indian bishop. “We still have to clean up our own house,” Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak of Berhampur told Crux.Continue Reading
New York, September 13, 2019: Chhaya Sharma, an Indian woman police officer who led the investigation into the brutal 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape, has been chosen along with six others for the 2019 Asia Society Game Changers award for redefining the role of female police officers. The awards, which were announcedContinue Reading
Frankfurt, September 4, 2019: A Malayali association based in Frankfurt was forced to remove a beef dish from a food festival the consulate-general of India had organized after supporters of a Hindu right-wing group threatened to create a “ruckus.” The Kerala Samajam Frankfurt — an organization of Malayalis in theContinue Reading
Washington, September 3, 2019: President Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American Shireen Mathews as a judge of the US District Court for the Southern District of California. If confirmed, Matthews will be the first Asian Pacific American woman and first Indian-American to serve as an Article III federal judge in theContinue Reading
Nairobi, September 2, 2019: Kenyan authorities have suspended visits to the gorges of the famous Hell’s Gate National Park in the Rift Valley after a flash flood killed six tourists and their driver. Paul Udoto, spokesman for the Kenya Wildlife Service, said those who died in the September evening tragedyContinue Reading
By Ruth Mathen Medan, August 16, 2019: Mathews George Chunakara, an Indian, has been reelected the general secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA). Archbishop Willem T P Simarmata, the CCA moderator, announced that the conference’s executive committee had unanimously voted to re-elect Chunakara for a second term. SimarmataContinue Reading
