By Anand Mathew Varanasi, March 3, 2024: Hundreds of women, who rallied in Varanasi on March3, have demanded that political parties should deny tickets to those accused of sexual crimes in the General Elections 2024. “Those accused of sexual crimes should not be given tickets to contest elections. Complaints againstContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mangaluru, March 3, 2024: A Catholic priest, who was on an annual house blessing visit to his parishioners, ended up with a suspension order from Mangalore diocese for misbehaving with an elderly couple. A video footage that went viral on February 29, shows Father Nelson OliveraContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Feb 27, 2024: Pope Francis on February 27 appointed Father Johannes Gorantla as the sixth bishop of Kurnool diocese in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. This appointment was made public at noon in Rome and its corresponding time in India on the bishop-elect’sContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Chennai, Feb 24, 2024: An octogenarian Catholic priest says an award he received from the Tamil Nadu government is the recognition of what Christians have contributed to the growth of Tamil language in the past five centuries. “I am glad the Christian contribution to Tamil languageContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Palai, Feb 24, 2024: The Syro-Malabar Church on February 24 condemned the attack on a priest by some who intruded into a church premises in the southern Indian state of Kerala. The violence against the priest is “totally condemnable and the government should take strong action,”Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Kuttikkanam, Feb 24, 2024: Educational institutions and technology centers should adapt policies that ensure “inclusive and equitable digital access for persons with disability,” stated a national conference on disability and digital access. “Equitable Digital Access for Persons with Disability.” was the theme of the February 19-20 conferenceContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Shillong, Feb 22, 2024: An opposition member in the Meghalaya legislative assembly on February 22 sought government intervention after a Catholic nun was humiliated while traveling in a bus five days ago. Charles, a member of the Trinamool Congress, told the zero hour that the nun,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Feb 22, 2024: Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferro, archbishop of Goa-Daman, has been elected the president of the Federation of Asian Catholic Bishops’ Conferences (FABC). He will succeed Salesian Cardinal Charles Muang Bo, the head of the Catholic Church in Myanmar, in January 2025, whenContinue Reading
By Anand Mathew Kathmandu, Feb 19, 224: Social activists from 72 countries attended the five-day World Social Forum (WSF) convention that ended February 19 in Kathmandu with a call to create a war-free world. The convention with the slogan ‘Another World is Possible’ began February 15 with a rally ofContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Feb 17, 2023: The Catholic Church in India on February 17 witnessed another round of mass appointments of bishops. On the same day, Pope Francis accepted the resignations of one archbishop and five bishops. The appointments and resignations were announced at noon in Rome andContinue Reading
