By Matters India Reporter Chennai: A Catholic priest died March 26 after falling from the terrace of a major seminary near Chennai where he was teaching for the past several years. According to a message from Monsignor L John Robert, administrator of Vellore diocese, Father Velanganni Vinothraj died because ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ponkunnam: India’s Home Minister Amit Shah has assured Christians that he would take action against attackers of Catholic nuns who were traveling on a train in Uttar Pradesh. The minister was responding to an appeal from Member of Parliament Alphons Kannanthanam at a public function inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The denial of bail to Father Stan Swamy continues to evoke condemnation even as the court claimed it has found evidence to prove the 83-year-old Jesuit tribal activist had conspired to overthrow the government. Special judge D E Kothalikar of the National Investigation AgencyContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: A court in Mumbai, western India, on March 22 rejected the bail application of Jesuit tribal activist Father Stan Swamy, plunging his confreres and friends into deep gloom. “We are saddened to share with you the news that Fr Stan Swamy has been denied bailContinue Reading
Dinakar Peri Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga held a virtual meeting March 21 with Foreign Minister of Myanmar Zin Mar Aung amid the ongoing military crackdown following the February coup, even as India has sealed all entry points along the border with the southeast Asian neighbour and is closely monitoringContinue Reading
Kochi: The Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) has urged the faithful and society to vote for ideal candidates after analyzing their development plans. The council’s press release on March 19 clarified that the Church has taken an open stand towards political parties. Voters were asked to choose a government whichContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Lazu: The Catholic diocese of Miao has rushed its social service team to a village where a massive fire accident killed two persons and rendered 500 homeless. “This was the biggest fire accident I have witnessed in my life,” Sethok Thinyan, a youth leader and member ofContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Food rights activists in India have welcomed the Supreme Court questioning the federal government for cancelling around 30 million ration cards belonging mostly to Dalits, Tribals and other poor communities. “I hope the government will respond to the Supreme Court order urgently and take aContinue Reading
By Krishnadas Rajagopal New Delhi: The Supreme Court March 17 said it was a “very serious” matter if the federal government has really cancelled around 30 million ration cards, including those of tribals and the poor, solely because they could not be biometrically linked with Aadhaar. A Bench led byContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on March 16 granted anticipatory bail to a Catholic nun accused of violating the central Indian state’s anti-conversion law. Sister Bhagya, a member of the Sisters of the Destitute, was asked to furnish personal bond of 10,000 rupees and withContinue Reading