Washington, October 12, 2019: Indian-origin tech millionaire Tushar Atre who was abducted from his home in California’s Santa Cruz earlier this week has been found dead inside his BMW car. Atre, 50 — owner of digital marketing company AtreNet Inc which caters to Silicon Valley corporate businesses —- was kidnappedContinue Reading
By John L. Allen Rome, September 24, 2019: For almost a decade under St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, then-Monsignor Felix Machado was a primary architect of the Vatican’s inter-religious outreach, including putting together a star-studded 2002 summit of religious leaders in Assisi as a follow-up to JohnContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Vypin, September 23, 2019: A documentary film Sarvodayam Kurian has won the second prize at the Warsaw Film Festival. The film, “Athirukal Illtha Oral” (Man Beyond Boundaries) is directed by Arun Sivan was shown on September 22 at the 34th International Catholic Film and Multimedia FestivalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Deli, September 22, 2019: Sister Shalini Mulackal, a leading theologian from India, will be among the speakers at a women’s international meet in Rome. The October 3 event entitled ‘Voices of Faith’ will bring together a group of remarkable women, nuns, bishops and others fromContinue Reading
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
