Delhi chief minister launches Girl Child Week
2018-01-18
Indians still believe son are more valuable than daughtersContinue Reading
Capuchins get two priests, three deacons from Kandhamal
2018-01-18
They escaped to forests during the anti-Christian violence of 2008Continue Reading
Church relieved as police foil attempt to storm college
2018-01-16
Police arrested 30 Hindu radicalsContinue Reading
Pope Francis Warns of Nuclear War
2018-01-16
Pope Francis warned against the dangers of nuclear war on January 15 before setting off on a trip to Chile and Peru, saying he is afraid of what could happen. “I think we are at the very limit,” Pope Francis said when asked if he was concerned about nuclear warContinue Reading
Catholic school seeks police protection in Madhya Pradesh
2018-01-14
Mattersindia reporter Indore: A Catholic school in Central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has sought police protection following threat from the right wing Hindu activists over an alleged patriotic chant row. St Joseph Convent School, Namli, Ratlam, district came under attack from right wing Hindu group activists who accused theContinue Reading
Top Supreme court judges issue unprecedented warning over integrity of court
2018-01-12
New Delhi: Four senior Indian supreme court judges have gone public with an extraordinary warning that India’s chief justice is mishandling sensitive cases and endangering the court’s integrity and the country’s democracy. The four judges- Justices Kurian Joseph, Jasti Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi and Madan Lokur- the most senior members of theContinue Reading
Supreme Court issues notice over prayer in federal schools
2018-01-10
The prayer has been sung since 1964 in more than 1,100 Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country.Continue Reading
Social activist urges Odisha prelate to expedite Kandhamal victims’ martyrdom
2018-01-09
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: John Dayal, a prominent social activist and a lay Catholic leader, has written a letter to Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar to accelerate martyrdom process of Kandhamal violence victims. “For activists and faithful such as I, our ardent prayers are to see the victimsContinue Reading
Government assures right to worship at Kurisumala
2018-01-08
Thiruvananthapuram: The Latin Catholic Church has deferred their proposed strike for Tuesday after the Kerala government assured the clergy that the believers’ freedom to worship at Kurisumala, a controversial pilgrimage center, will be protected. The decision comes after archbishop M Soosa Pakiam held talks with forest minister K Raju. TheContinue Reading
Syro Malabar church inaugurates biggest diocese in India
2018-01-07
Hyderabad: The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church on Sunday marked a historic moment with the inauguration of the Shamshabad Diocese here with pan-India jurisdiction, excluding the existing 30 dioceses, which the Latin Church had taken over in 1886. The diocese has jurisdiction over all the Syro-Malabar Christians in 23 states and twoContinue Reading