By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Feb 24, 2023: The mysterious death of a tribal Catholic girl in a government-managed hostel has led to unrest in a district in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The girl, a ninth grader of Jawahar Navodaya School in Paralakhemundi, the headquarters of Gajapati district, wasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jhabua, Feb 24, 2023: A Protestant bishop was remanded in judicial custody in connection with an alleged case of religious conversion in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The family members of Auxiliary Bishop Paul Muniya of the Shalom Church in Jhabua district have deniedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ahmedabad, Feb 22, 2023: The Catholic Church in the western Indian state of Gujarat state has sought police protection after one of its schools faced a ruckus by a right wing Hindu mob. “We request you to take necessary action against such unruly elements and grantContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, February 19, 2023: Thousands of Christians belonging to various denominations and institutions on February 19 staged a peaceful prayer protest in New Delhi. The protest was to draw the attention of the government, judiciary and civil society to “the sharp escalation of targeted hate andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mangaluru, Feb 15, 2023: A Catholic social worker, who has campaigned against substance abuse for three decades, on February 15 received the first “Life Time Achievement award” instituted by a Jain center in Karnataka. Dharmasthala conferred the award on Thomas Scaria, who heads the Ecolink InstituteContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Narmadapuram, Fen 13, 2023: Unidentified persons have set fire to a Protestant church in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Police have launched a probe against those behind the burning of the Evangelical Lutheran church under Kesla police station in Narmadapuram district. People came toContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Feb 8, 2023: Archbishop Emeritus Ignatius Paul Pinto of Bangalore, a renowned liturgist who found a middle path to solve the language controversy in the archdiocese, died February 8. He was 98. The death occurred at 1:30 am at the Senior Citizens Home managed by theContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Feb 4, 2023: Two bishops were appointed and one retired on February 4 in the Indian Catholic Church. Pope Francis appointed Father Wilbert Marwein as the bishop of Nongstoin, a diocese in the northern Indian state of Meghalaya, and Father James Shekhar as the bishopContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Feb 2, 2023: Church leaders in Kerala have demanded stringent action against a Muslim who was arrested for allegedly burning a copy of the Bible and uploading its footage on the internet. The Kerala police on January 31 arrested Mohammed Mustafa, a resident of KasargodContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 20, 2023: A 73-year-old Dominican nun and a 36-year-old diocesan priest have died in tragic accidents at two different parts of India. Father Melvin Abraham Pallithazhathu of Bijnor diocese died January 19 when his vehicle fell into a gorge of 500 feet deepContinue Reading
