By Matters India Reporter BENGALURU, September 15, 2026: A high‑level Christian delegation led by Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore met All‑India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sept. 14 to press for urgent action on issues affecting the Christian community in Karnataka. The delegation, which included bishops and seniorContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter BENGALURU, March 28, 2026: The Archbishop of Bangalore has issued clarifications on several debated issues within the local church, including priestly formation, episcopal appointments and the language of worship, stressing that decisions rest with the Holy See and not on regional or cultural considerations. “As certainContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, Feb 16, 2022: The raging controversy around Hijab is taking disturbing proportions. In Udupi Karnataka Muslim girls alleged that they were denied entry in to the classroom if they wear Hijab. Then we saw the gates of the institute being shut on the hijab wearing girls.Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Feb 16, 2022: The Catholic bishops in Karnataka say the demolition of the Jesus statue in a village is the latest example of growing attack on Christians in the southern Indian state. Father Faustine Lobo, the spokesperson of the Karnataka Regional Catholic Bishops Council (KRCBC) bemoansContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Feb 14, 2022: Educational institutions in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have become battlefields over a piece of cloth – the hijab worn by women Muslim students. While ‘Hijab versus saffron scarf’ scuffles aren’t new to Karnataka, the state witnessed its resurgence in DecemberContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Feb 5, 2022: What happened: In December 2021, Rudra Gowda, principal of Bhandarkar’s College in Udupi issued a circular, banning Muslim girl students from wearing hijabs in classrooms. Defending his order, Gowda said, “Students are free to wear hijabs inside school premises but not inContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria, Mangaluru, Dec 21, 2021: The Karnataka cabinet led by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has approved the draft of the Anti-Conversion bill. The cabinet meeting was held at Belagavi (formerly Belgaum) on December 20, just five days ahead of Christmas. The government led by the Hindu nationalist BharatiyaContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, Dec. 4, 2021: A Salesian parish was among 19 frontline Covid warriors honored by a member of the Karnataka legislative assembly. K J George, who represents Sarvagnanagar constituency in the assembly, told a December 4 function that the Covid warriors, including the Don Bosco ShrineContinue Reading
Bengaluru: All India Imams Council has urged the Karnataka government to extend to Muslim clerics and Christian priests the Covid relief compensation now given to Hindu priests. The Karnataka “government should immediately declare compensation to the staff and priests of mosques and churches, who are distraught due to lock downContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Father Jacob Pallipurath, the only Catholic priest in India to become a legislator in a state assembly for one term, died March 29 at Dharwad in Karnataka. He was 90. Father Jacob belonged to Belgaum diocese. The funeral will be held at 4 pmContinue Reading
