By Anil D’Sa New Delhi, October 22, 2018: The National Youth Conference of ICYM (Indian Catholic Youth Movement) the official parochial youth movement of CCBI (Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India) was inaugurated on 21 October at Shofar Conference Center, Gurgaon, Haryana. Archbishop Emeritus Vincent M Concessao of Delhi celebratedContinue Reading
Bengaluru, Oct. 21: A youth hanged from an iron railing inside a Protestant church in Bengaluru after three failed attempts to commit suicide. The incident occurred in St. Luke’s Church at Chamarajpet, a suburb of the Karnataka state capital, The Times of India reported on October 21. The desperate youth,Continue Reading
Vatican City, Oct 20, 2018: As the youth synod wrapped up its third week, the bishops and auditors discussed the sexual abuse crisis in parts of the world and how to respond to young people experiencing same-sex attraction. At a press briefing Oct. 20, Archbishop Peter Comensoli of Melbourne saidContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Deomali, Oct. 18, 2018: The Newman Educational Society, the educational wing of Miao Diocese in Arunachal Pradesh, has successfully conducted its seventh inter-school sports and cultural event. Around 620 students from 22 schools under the society competed in various group and individual games and sports items duringContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai, October 15, 2018: The third annual training of peace activists was opened on October 15 during an interfaith service at the headquarters of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA). As many as 27 young people sponsored by CCA member churches and councils as wellContinue Reading
New Delhi, Oct. 9, 2018: Esha Bahal, a student of Political Science in a Noida university, has become British High Commissioner to India for 24 hours. To mark the International Day of the Girl Child, which is celebrated on October 11, the British High Commission organised a competition for womenContinue Reading
Mumbai, Oct. 07, 2018: A group of young people gathered in Mumbai on Sunday to celebrate Synodgy 2018, an event to help the young people of India participate spiritually in the Synod of Bishops meeting on the youth taking place this month in Rome. “Synodgy is celebrating this Universal eventContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Miao, Oct. 4: A school in a small village in Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India, on October 4 marked the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi by teaching its students to treat animals as their siblings. The Catholic Church reveres the 13th century saint as the patronContinue Reading
By Iqra Ahmed Darjeeling: Salesian College Sonada in the Darjeeling hills celebrated Gandhi’s birthday on October 2 by holding a variety of activities in the campus. “Normally people declare a holiday and stay home, but we want to do something different for this generation of students marking 149th year ofContinue Reading
The biggest worries plaguing the youth of India are unemployment and lack of education although most of them believed that their political leaders care about their needs, a new study has said. About 55 percent youth in the country also believed that they are knowledgeable about politics and government, andContinue Reading
