By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, June 21, 2023: Catholic religious congregations in India seem to have taken a “wakeup call” seriously from their leader. “We cannot be silent when the country is burning with divisive forces everywhere,” Sister Maria Nirmalini, president of the Conference of Religious India, said in a JuneContinue Reading
By Indian Currents New Delhi, June 16, 2023: Manipur violence is aimed at destroying, if not eliminating, the Christian community in the northeastern Indian state, says Dean Kuriakose, a Member of Parliament from Kerala. Kuriakose joined another parliamentarian from Kerala Hibi Eden to visit Manipur in the second week ofContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Thrissur, June 15, 2023: A group of lay and religious leaders under the leadership of Divine Retreat Centre director held a day-long protest fast in solidarity with the victims of continued violence in Manipur. Several Vincentian priests of Divine Retreat Centre and many lay leaders linedContinue Reading
Vatican City, June 8, 2023: A young Indian climate activist has urged Pope Francis to help bring peace in Manipur, her troubled state in northeastern India. Licypriya Kangujam on June 5 met the Pope and briefed him about the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur. The 11-year-old girl also submitted aContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Guwahati, May 29, 2023: The Catholic bishops of northeastern India have made a fresh appeal for peace amid news of growing tension and violence in Manipur state. “It is with great pain and intense anxiety that we have been following the great tragedies that have taken placeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 21, 2021: On May 2, a day before Manipur went up in flames, T. Khupminthang, took shelter in the house of his employer, a Meitei, along with his son and three others. The five Kuki tribals were residents of Churachandpur district, but workedContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, May 16, 2023: As normalcy has limped back to Manipur, Churches have taken stock of the damages they have suffered during the four-day mayhem that ravaged the northeastern Indian state. According to a list published by the Churachandpur District Christian Goodwill Church, as many asContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, May 16, 2023: Jesuit lawyer Father Santhanam Arokiasamy on May 16 proposed a three-fold legal assistance to the victims of the recent violence in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur. Father Arokiasamy, who is the convener of the National Lawyers Forum of Priests and ReligiousContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Imphal, May 16, 2023: The head of the Catholic Church in Manipur has appealed for aid for the violence-hit people of the northeastern Indian state of Manipur. The Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Imphal is pained, saddened and concerned at the situation after unprecedented violenceContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Margherita, May 15, 2023: Hundreds of young people from across Arunachal Pradesh have prayed for peace and forgiveness in Manipur, another state in northeastern India that recently witnessed unprecedented ethnic violence. Leading the candle-lit prayer for peace at the Divine Renewal Retreat Centre, Margherita, Assam, on MayContinue Reading