By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Sept 18, 2022: An organization engaged in spreading awareness about Christian contribution to the Indian society has urged the Karnataka governor not to sign a bill against religious conversions. “It is nothing but a dictatorial bill,” says a letter the Reverend Ferdinand Kittle Foundation wroteContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Harmu, Sept 17, 2022: A Missionaries of Charity Brother was killed and five others were seriously wounded when their vehicle hit against a tree at Harmu near Ranchi, capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. The Brothers of the congregation founded by Saint Mother TeresaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jabalpur, Sept 17, 2022: Church of North India (CNI) Moderator Bishop P C Singh, accused of forgery and cheating among other charges, was on Sept 16 remanded in 14-day judicial custody in Jabalpur, the legal capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The prelateContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Guwahati, Sept 16, 2022: The Catholic bishops in northeastern India have pledged to fight climate change in the region and care for God’s Creation. This was done at the annual regional pastoral conference held at Jubilee Memorial Hall of North East Diocesan Social Service Society in GuwahatiContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jabalpur, Sept 9, 2022: The Economic Offence Wing officials have raided the office and residence of the moderator of the Church of North India (CNI) and seized cash from his possession. The officials claimed that they on September 8 seized 27 million rupees and US$18,000 fromContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Bhalukpong, Sept 6, 2022: Father P Antonisamy, who was an inspiration to scores of Dalit priests, religious and lay faithful, died on September 6 in Pondicherry. He was 82. The funeral Mass was scheduled for 4 pm on September 6 at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry. HeContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Sept 5, 2022: A Marxist politician in a southern Indian state has declined the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2022 reportedly under party pressure. The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation had selected K K Shailaja, former health minister of Kerala state, for the 64th Magsaysay awardContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Sept 2, 2022: Human rights activists have expressed relief after the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Teesta Setalvad, who has been in jail since June 25 for alleged conspiracy to “destabilize the government” after the 2002 Gujarat communal riots. “A big relief indeed,” saysContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Sept 2, 2022: The Supreme Court of India on September 2 granted interim bail to activist Teesta Setalvad, in jail since June for alleged conspiracy to “destabilize the government” after the 2002 Gujarat riots. The interim bail would operate during the pendency of Setalvad’sContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, Sept 1, 2022: Mary Roy, an educator and a women’s rights activist, died September 1 after a brief illness in Kottayam, a town in the southern Indian state of Kerala. She was 89. She was survived by two children, son Lalit Roy and daughter ArundhatiContinue Reading