By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Oct 15, 2022: Catholic bishops in Kerala have cautioned people against rising occult practices in the wake of reported cases of human sacrifices in the southern Indian state. “No civilized society can image such ghastly murders. We are shocked,” Father Jacob G Palakkappilly, the spokespersonContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Lazu, Oct 11, 2022: Miao diocese in Arunachal Pradesh has ordained its first priest of indigenous origin. Salesian Bishop George Pallipparambil of Miao on October 11 ordained Father Vincent Rangwang, belonging to the Ollo tribe, at his home parish at Lazu in Tirap district Auxiliary Bishop DennisContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Oct 8, 2022: The Latin rite archdiocese of Trivandrum says it will continue its agitation against the Vizhinjam seaport, despite a High Court order to remove tents used by the protesters. “It is only an interim order and the Church would file a petition to reviewContinue Reading
By Marcia D’Cunha Bengaluru, Oct 6, 2022: the Indian Christian Women’s Movement (ICWM), an ecumenical forum, has resolved to admit trans persons and LGBT+ persons as members and engage with social and Church issues with “the lens of feminism, liberation and gospel values.” The resolution emerged at the third ICWMContinue Reading
By Anand Mathew Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 2, 2022: Daya Bai, a renowned social activist, launched an indefinite satyagraha to demand justice for the victims of endosulfan pesticide on October 2, the International Day of Non Violence and the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The use of endosulfan pesticide has killed hundredsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Gangtok, Sept 30, 2022: The political secretary of the Sikkim Chief Minister on September 30 denied allegations that he was using his position to spread Christianity in the northeastern Indian Himalayan state. “Today, I am shocked and pained to learn about the wild, unfounded and dubiousContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Sept 27, 2022: An advocacy group for Catholic religious in India has urged the leaders of their congregations and their national association to implement Catholic social teachings that stress involvement in the life of the poor, marginalized, exploited and vulnerable. “This will enable us toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kozhikode, Sept 26, 2022: The row over wearing hijab on September 26 led clashes and disruption of classes in Providence School in Kozhikode, a town in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Some activists of the Students Islamic Organization of India stormed the girls’ school inContinue Reading
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
