Vatican city, Dec. 17, 2019: The Pope has declared that the rule of “pontifical secrecy” no longer applies to the sexual abuse of minors, in a bid to improve transparency in such cases. The Church previously shrouded sexual abuse cases in secrecy, in what it said was an effort toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec 16, 2019: Christians have joined social and political groups in India to plead the government to reconsider recently amended laws on citizenship in the country. A statement from the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) said the Protestant group shared the nation’s concern ofContinue Reading
Mysuru, Dec 14, 2019: A woman who had recently leveled sexual harassment charges against Bishop K A William of Mysore has now retracted her allegations and withdrawn her statements. The woman had recently released a selfie video that went viral on social media, in which she had accused the bishopContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec 11, 2019: A Catholic priest was arrested and sent to judicial custody in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on December 11 for alleged forgery and cheating. Sleuths of the Economic Offence Wing (EOW), a special branch of the Madhya Pradesh policeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec 9, 2019: An ecumenical group of Christian women has condemned increasing incidents of violence against women in India and demanded making society safer for them. “In this dreadful situation of unbridled gender violence and sexual crimes, we demand a country that is safeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec 8, 2019: At least 43 people have died and around 50 wounded on December 8 after a major fire broke out in the Anaj Mandi area of central Delhi. A call about the fire was received at 5:22 a.m. following which 30 fireContinue Reading
Bengaluru, Dec 6 2019: The severed body of 28-year-old nun was found on a railway tracks in Hubli twon of Karnataka. The shocking incident occurred around 3:30 am on December 4. Sister Mary Sendra Vianney of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Convent is the second child in theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Trichy, Dec 5, 2019: Bishop F. Antonisamy of Kumbakonam has declared Capuchin Father John Peter Savarinayagam of Tamil Nadu as a ‘Servant of God’ at Amalashram, Trichy. The prelate on December 3 opened the diocesan process for Father Peter’s beatification and canonization. The bishop, the vice-postulatorContinue Reading
By F M Britto Raipur, Dec 2, 2019: The public protested against a Catholic school in Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh state, after two students drowned during school picnic. Alleging negligence from the school staff, the public demanded the arrest of the teachers who had accompanied the picnicking students. But dueContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, Dec 1, 2019: Sister Lucy Kalappura, who was expelled from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, has written her autobiography that recounts sexual abuses and aberrations prevalent in convents. Sister Kalappura, who has appealed to the Vatican for reconsider her expulsion, is among a few nuns whoContinue Reading
