By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 25, 2019: The head of the Catholic Church in India has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his emphatic victory in the just concluded general elections. “On behalf of the Catholic Church in India, and on my own behalf, I extend my heartiestContinue Reading
By Cyprian Ekka Ranchi, May 24, 2019: A Church delegation on May 24 complained to Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu that the state administration has indulged in “selective” probe into overseas funds received by Christian institutions. Scrutinizing only the Christian institutions “betrays the government’s discriminatory stance” and violates the Indian Constitution,Continue Reading
Vatican City, May 23, 2019: A 77-year-old French-Spanish nun who taught impoverished women and girls in volatile Central African Republic has been decapitated, local authorities said May 22. The Vatican News website said Sister Ines Nieves Sancho was found beheaded on May 20 in the village of Nola, located inContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, May 22, 2019: Mumbai police have been ordered to investigate accusations that Cardinal Oswald Gracias and two auxiliary bishops covered up an accusation of clerical sexual abuse in 2015. The order came from a Special POCSO Court, which was established by the 2012 Protection of ChildrenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Phulbani, May 21, 2019: Gornath Chalanseth, one of the seven Christians languishing for a decade in an Odisha jail, was released on bail granted by the Supreme Court. “My joy has no words,” Chalanseth said May 20 as his family and well-wishers accorded him an emotionalContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, May 20, 2019: A visiting Salesian official says persecution is part of Christian vocation and that one should deal with the prevailing ‘culture of knife” in the world with patience and hope. “Persecution is the salary to follow Jesus,” Father Guilliermo Basanas, General Counselor forContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ranchi, May 17, 2019: A Jesuit priest and five others were on May 17 given life imprisonment for their involvement in the gangrape of five women nearly a year ago in Jharkhand, eastern India. Rajesh Kumar, Additional Judge of Khunti District Court, also awarded seven moreContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 15, 2019: UNICEF India has appealed for funds from the public to help millions of people, especially children, affected by the Cyclone Fani. The cyclone, considered extremely severe, hit the eastern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal on May 3.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jabalpur, May 12, 2019: A Catholic nun died on the spot and another suffered serious injuries on May 12 when their scooter collided with a truck near Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. The nuns belong to St Joseph Sevika Sanstha (Institute of Maids of St Joseph), anContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi Kochi, April 11, 2019: A court in Madhya Pradesh on May 11 ordered a police probe into a Catholic bishop’s death in a road accident almost four months ago. Judicial Magistrate First Class Nidhi Neelesh Shrivastava, Pohari, district Shivpuri has directed the police to investigate the circumstancesContinue Reading