By Lalita Roshni Lakra New Delhi: Tribal groups and their supporters on June 9 organized a webinar to commemorate the 121st anniversary of Birsa Munda’s martyrdom. Munda, a tribal hero and revolutionary from Jharkhand, died at the age of 25 while fighting the British for independence and to protect tribalContinue Reading
By Blasius Tete Mon: A Salesian priest on June 9 received head injuries after a young man hit him with the statue of Don Bosco in the eastern Indian state of Nagaland. The incident occurred in the evening at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School at Mon, a town some 325Continue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Rayagada: An alleged group of Hindu extremists have chased away Christians from a village in Odisha after destroying their houses. The incident occurred on June 8 at Sikapai village in Rayagada district. The village has some 40 families, including 8 Christian. Upajukta Singh, the village pastor, saidContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA) has appealed the federal and state governments to review all sedition charges and cases slapped on media persons and social activists in the country. “Respecting and imbibing the spirit of the Supreme Court verdict that recently quashed theContinue Reading
By Ladislaus Louis D’Souza Mumbai: It was on April 27, 2020, that Pope Francis appointed Father Trevor D’Souza of Saint Anthony’s Friary, Koramangala, in the Archdiocese of Bangalore, as a “Missionary of Mercy” for a period of three years. The new faculty empowers him to forgive certain sins hitherto reservedContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Itanagar: Northeast student unions across India on May 4 came together on Twitter to campaign for inclusion of a chapter dedicated to their region in textbooks prepared by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). Termed ‘Twitter Storm,’ the campaign lasted two hours from 6Continue Reading
Washington: The Holy See has been granted permanent observer status to the World Health Organization following resolution adopted by consensus on May 31. This means that the Holy See will be a non-member state Observer for the organization, and will be permitted to observe sessions and participate in debates. UnlikeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Dalit Catholic groups in Tamil Nadu have expressed dismay at the Vatican appointing a non-Dalit as the bishop of a predominantly Dalit diocese in Tamil Nadu. Pope Francis on May 31 appointed Father Arulselvam Rayappan, a seminary professor from the Vanniyar caste, as theContinue Reading
The Supreme Court on May 28 said precious time was being lost as children orphaned, abandoned and traumatised by the COVID-19 pandemic were starving without food on the streets of “this large country”. The apex court ordered district authorities across the country to immediately fan out and identify these childrenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: Jesuit tribal activist Father Stan Swamy was on May 28 admitted to a Catholic hospital in Mumbai following the Bombay High Court intervention. Father Swamy arrived at Holy Family Hospital in Bandra, a Mumbai suburb, at 9:45 pm, according to Jesuit Father Arockiasamy Santhanam, spokespersonContinue Reading
