Matters India Reporter Bankura, May 17, 2026: Tension flared in Keshiakole, Bankura, on May 17 when a branch church prayer meeting led by Pastor Rajib Das was disrupted by local groups. Witnesses said the peaceful Christian gathering was disturbed, prompting police intervention. Bankura is a district and city in theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Murshidabad, May 6, 2026: Barely a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrated its electoral victory in West Bengal on May 5, tension flared in Murshidabad district when 25–30 BJP activists allegedly vandalized the home of Barnali Chatterjee, a Christian widow living near Muktidham Church.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter INDORE, April 9, 2026: Bishop Thomas Mathew Kuttimackal of Indore expressed relief after police briefly detained 10 members of a Syro-Malabar religious congregation at a railway station in central India following an allegation of human trafficking. “It could have turned out to be much worse, butContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Itanagar, April 4, 2026: On Christmas morning in 1978, the people of Lekhi village near Naharlagun, then Arunachal Pradesh’s administrative capital, came together to mark their first Christmas* with ritual, reverence and feast. At the heart of the festivities stood a mithun, the semi-domesticated bovine revered acrossContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena New Delhi, January 7, 2023: The Catholic Church has postponed a function to celebrate the Vatican recognition of the Kandhamal martyrs after the civil administration denied security. More than 10,000 people were expected to attend the January 9 function at Raikia to honor 35 Servants of GodContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ranchi, July 6, 2023: The incident of an upper caste Hindu urinating on a tribal man in a central Indian state has been widely condemned by indigenous people in the country. Amrit Horo, a youth leader of the Ranchi archdiocese, says the incident has brought shock,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thannipuzha, March 27, 2023: An advocacy group for Catholic religious in India has termed as unacceptable an archbishop’s conditional offer of support to the Bharatiya Janata Party saying it would have serious long term repercussions. “We are shocked by the recent statement made by Archbishop MarContinue Reading
B y M K George Rome, March 20, 2023: The statement of the Archbishop of Tellicherry in Kerala promising a Member of Parliament for the BJP, if the price of rubber is increased to 300 rupees a kilo, is highly regrettable. There are four reasons why the archbishop does notContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, March 20, 2023: The Indian Catholic Forum (ICF) is aghast and astounded at the purported recent statement of Archbishop Joseph Pamplany of Tellicherry, Kerala, that the Christians of Kerala would support the BJP if it increased the price of rubber to 300 rupees per kilo. It wouldContinue Reading
By Dipankar Ghose Kolkata: To the right of a large yellow iron gate that is shut, Vimal Thakur accidentally nicks his customer on the chin, drawing a little blood. As the customer protests, Thakur snaps: “You know you shouldn’t come after 1 pm. My shift starts at 2, and IContinue Reading