Muslims rally behind Kerala writer facing Islamic threat
2017-07-25
On July 22, the Kerala writer lodged a police complaint saying he received an anonymous threat letterContinue Reading
Flood havoc: 25,000 evacuated in Gujarat
2017-07-25
A high alert has been sounded as more than 20 highways of the state got submergedContinue Reading
Pope appoints new bishop for Bettiah, Bihar
2017-07-22
The diocese was without a bishops since 2013Continue Reading
Catholic body condemns a discriminatory order of government
2017-07-18
New Delhi: The Workers India Federation (WIF), a national body of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India office for Labour has condemned the order passed by the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, stating that tribals working as domestic help must be registered with local police. The notification in the newsContinue Reading
Church mourns ex-Sikkim CM Bhandari
2017-07-17
C.M. Paul Darjeeling — Catholic Church of Sikkim under the care of Darjeeling diocese mourned death of three times Sikkim Chief Minister Nar Bahadur Bhandari who died on Sunday, 16 July at a hospital in New Delhi following cardiac arrest. He was 77. Speaking to Matters India Bishop Stephen LepchaContinue Reading
Religious leaders condemn lynching, stress restoration of law
2017-07-16
The meeting agreed on a five point urgent program of actionContinue Reading
Indian minister supports right to eat beef
2017-07-15
Ramdas Athawale promised action against cow vigilantes Continue Reading
Catholic priest dies as dengue ravages Kerala
2017-07-13
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: A young Catholic priest died of dengue on July 13 in Kerala as the epidemic fever continues to ravage the southern Indian state. Father Sijo Olickal succumbed to the fever at Caritas Hospital in Kottayam. The 31-year-old priest was first admitted to Holy Cross HospitalContinue Reading
Salesian college in Kerala attacked
2017-07-12
The provocation came after a student was suspended for indisciplineContinue Reading
Uzhunnalil alive: Yemen deputy prime minister
2017-07-12
Father Tom Uzhunnalil was abducted by the ISIS terror group which attacked an old-age home run by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity in Yemen’s port city.Continue Reading