By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Dec 8, 2021: A group of Catholic women on December 8 called for setting up a fact-finding team to study frequent cases of Catholic nuns dying by suicide in Indian convents. The women, calling themselves as “concerned citizens” made the demand in a letter toContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, Dec 6, 2021: A mob of more than 500 people on December 6 attacked a Catholic school in a town of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, accusing it of indulging in religious conversion. Brother Antony Pynumkal, principal of St Joseph’s School at GanjContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Dec 4, 2021: The United Christian Forum of Karnataka on December 4 organized a peace rally in Karnataka capital of Bengaluru against a proposed anti-conversion bill and survey on Christian institutions in the southern Indian state. The rally was initiated by the Archdiocese of Bangalore inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec 1, 2021: The Franciscan Immaculatine Sisters congregation says police and autopsy reports indicate suicide as the cause of one of its members’ death in the northern Indian state of Punjab. Sister Mary Mercy was found hanging at 6 am on November 30 inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: A Catholic nun was found hanging from the window of her convent chapel in Faridkot, a town in the the northern Indian state of Punjab. A message from the Bishop’s House in Jalandhar says Sister Mary Mercy died November 30, but did not giveContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Nov 30, 2021: A Catholic priest, who danced and used Indian classical music to bring the message of Christ to millions, died November 30 in Mumbai, western India. He was 77. Divine Word Father Charles Vas, a legend in Hindi liturgical hymns, was ailing forContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporters New Delhi, Nov 28, 2021: Tension prevailed in several parishes in the Syro-Malabar Church on November 28, the date set by its Synod to implement a new form of offering Mass. Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Oriental Catholic Church, called for prayers for unity andContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Nov 27, 2021: A Church-supported farmers union has joined their counterparts across India to celebrate the first anniversary of their historic protest against three controversial farm laws. On November 26, the anniversary day, thousands of farmers took out tractor and motor rallies on the outskirts ofContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Kailashahar, Tripura, Nov 25, 2021: The Bombay High Court has permitted the Jesuits to initiate separate proceedings to clear Father Stan Swamy’s name from accusation in the Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad case. The Jesuit Adivasi activist died July 5 under police custody at Holy Family hospital inContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph Changanacherry, Nov 23, 2021: A Catholic religious congregation for women founded 40 years ago in Kerala to work under any Rite and anywhere in the world is mourning the sudden death of its superior general. Sister Rosy Puthuprambil, the second leader of the Fervent Daughters of theContinue Reading
