By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru: Pope Francis on November 9 accepted the resignation of Jesuit Archbishop William D’Souza of Patna. This led to the automatic elevation of Coadjutor Archbishop Sebastian Kallupura as Patna’s metropolitan archbishop. This was made public at 4:30 pm in India, says a press release from theContinue Reading
By Anju Grover New Delhi: The farmers’ agitation against the amended controversial farm laws has put the Narendra Modi government in a tight spot. Tens of thousands of farmers from Punjab, who are spearheading the movement, and thousands of their counterparts from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and other states have swarmedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India has expressed concern about the news coverage of the ongoing farmers’ protest against the federal government’s newly passed farm laws. An advisory from the guild on December 4 cautioned media houses against delegitimizing the agitation by using term suchContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Puducherry: The headquarters of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore on December 3 witnessed tension when a group of Dalit Catholic leaders tried to meet priests from their community. Mary John, Tamil Nadu state leader for Dalit Christian Liberation Movement, priests were in a peaceful dialogue with theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Baruipur: Unidentified persons have vandalized the images of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Mother Teresa kept at two grottoes of a parish under the Baruipur diocese in West Bengal state. “Two of the images had been removed from the grottoes and made into small pieces. EffortsContinue Reading
By Frida Toppo Raiganj: A 52-year-old priest of the diocese of Raiganj in West Bengal has died in a road accident. The accident occurred on November 29 when Father Clement Kerketta, assistant parish priest of Catholic Church in Debijhora, was returning after attending the ordination anniversary of his minor seminaryContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Palayamkottai: Jesuit Father Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu has been identified as one of the top 1 percent scientists in biology. The director of St Xavier’s College in Tamil Nadu’s Palayamkottai town earned the honor after scientists in the United States evaluated the Jesuit’s research publications. A recent articleContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Pope Francis has dismissed from priesthood the former spokesperson of the Catholic Church in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. “Now, with regret and pain I wish to formally communicate to everyone that by an official decree from our Supreme Pontiff Pope Francis,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Guwahati: The Christian community of Assam joined social and political leaders to mourn the death of Tarun Gogoi, a former chief minister of the northeastern Indian state. Gogoi, who was Assam chief minister for three terms died November 23 while undergoing treatment at the Gauhati MedicalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ambala: A 176-year-old cemetery in Ambala, a city in Haryana state, is in a state of ruin as two parties remain locked in battle over its possession. The Christian Cemetery, built in 1844 and spread over 20.54 acre land on Jagadhari Road in the Cantonment, hasContinue Reading