Melbourne, August 21, 2019: Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of sexual abuse, has failed in a legal bid to quash his convictions in Australia. Pell was jailed for six years in March this year after being found guilty of abusing two boys in aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chennai, August 20, 2019: Madras High Court judge Justice S Vaidyanathan on August 20 withdrew his controversial observation that co-education in Christian institutes was “highly unsafe” for the future of girl children. The judge made the observation on August 16 while refusing to quash a show-causeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, August 18, 2019: A section of lay people in the Archdiocese of Ernakulam Angamaly has asked the Syro-Malabar Synod to find a solution to the crisis in their archdiocese immediately. The Oriental Catholic Church’s synod will begin on August 19 at its headquarters in Kakkanad,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mananthavady, August 16, 2019: A Catholic nun in Kerala has appealed to the Pontifical Congregation for the Oriental Churches against her dismissal from a congregation on disciplinary grounds. “I’m very afraid… they are killing me little by little, trying to take away all my happiness,” SisterContinue Reading
By Rita Joseph New Delhi, August 14, 2019: People who have made outstanding contributions in different fields will be presented the Centenary Awards’ of the All India Catholic Union (AICU). A national symposium on “Constitution and Minorities” will mark the three-day centenary celebrations to be held in New Delhi fromContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, August 13, 2019: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has commended a Jain religious leader for his “complete renunciation, hard work, life style” in the modern techno-centric world. Archbishop Machado met Acharya Mahashramanji, supreme head of Jain Śvētāmbara Terapanth sect, on August 9 as part ofContinue Reading
Patiala, Aug. 11, 2019: Three Assistant Sub-Inspectors of Police are among four Punjab policemen dismissed from service, over four months after they raided a priest’s house in Jalandhar without approval, a senior official said. Senior police official of Patiala Mandeep Singh Sidhu on August 10 dismissed the four policemen, whoContinue Reading
By F. M. Britto Raipur, August 10, 2019: The tribal-dominated Chhattisgarh state granted first time public government holiday on Aug 9 to celebrate the World Tribal Day. Greeting the tribal people on the occasion, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said in his message, “We will honor and guard the people whoContinue Reading
New Delhi, August 9, 2019: Monsoon rains on August 9 continued to batter several parts of India, with Kerala faring the worst in the south. The Pinarayi Vijayan government has issued a red alert and ordered all educational institutions to remain shut for the day. The Cochin International Airport suspendedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, August 7, 2019: Pope Francis had found Sushma Swaraj, India’s former foreign minister who died on August 6, “a very spiritual person,” according to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the head of the Catholic Church in the country. The cardinal, who is the president of the CatholicContinue Reading
