By Sujata Jena Eluru, Dec 9,2024: More than 100 priests, brothers and nuns who practice law have resolved to reach out to those affected by anti-conversion laws and anti-minority atrocities. The National Lawyers Forum of Religious and Priests (NLFRP) that held its December 6-8 convention at Eluru in Andhra PradeshContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Chooralmala, Dec 9, 2024: A Church group comprising priests, laity and nuns, on December 8 handed over six temporary houses to families, who had lost their homes in a massive landslide in Wayanad, a district in the southern Indian state of Kerala more than four months ago.Continue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Kolkata, Dec 7, 2024: Catholic media persons in India on December 7 mourned the death of Jesuit communication expert Father Joseph Paimpallikunnel, director of Chitrabani, the oldest media training institute in eastern India. Father Joseph, who was popularly known as PJ, died the same day at 6:50Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Dec 6, 2024: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has denounced as “baseless and reprehensible” the reported statement of a person accused of vandalizing the statue of a Lingayat seer. “We have learned through media reports of the unfortunate and deeply disturbing incident of the defacementContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Dec 5, 2024: Father Robert Galea, an internationally acclaimed gospel musician from Australia, has robbed the hearts of young people in Bengaluru with his magical music, powerful preaching and the touching testimonies. “It was really a lifetime experience and was very touched to see the entireContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Dec 4, 2024: Jesuit human rights activist Father Cedric Prakash has celebrated his golden jubilee with his close relatives and friends in Mangaluru, southern India. Only his close relatives and friends participated in the thanksgiving Mass held at Cloistered Carmel chapel in Kankanady and breakfast atContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jhansi, Nov 16, 2024: Ten newborns were killed in a massive fire that broke out the neonatal ward in hospital at Jhansi, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The children died of burns and suffocation in the Rani Lakshmi Bai Medical College. The incidentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, Nov 15, 2025: A four-member team that probed food poisoning deaths in an Odisha village blames the eastern Indian state’s negligent public distribution system among other reasons. “The families in Mandipanka village had not received ration for three months,” the team, commissioned by the OdishaContinue Reading
By Rani Punnasseril New Delhi, Nov. 10, 2024: A hospice in the Indian capital that has prepared nearly 7,500 people to face death with dignity celebrated its 30th anniversary with a variety of programs running over three days. On November 9, the final day of the Shanti Avedna Sadan (HomeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 8, 2024: The Supreme Court has ruled that the salaries given to Catholic priests and nuns teaching in aided schools come under the income tax rules. Dismissing the appeals filed by 93 dioceses and congregations from Tamil Nadu and Kerala, a three-judge benchContinue Reading
