By Thomas Scaria Guwahati, Oct 21,2023: Sister Rose Paite, a native of the violence-hit Manipur state in northeastern India, works for the prevention of human trafficking, especially women and children from the tribal communities of the region. The 60-year-old nun is in charge of the social apostolate in the MissionaryContinue Reading
Mattersindia Reporter Guwahati,September 29 2023:Even as Imphal Valley was in turmoil over the disappearance of two students, Interfaith Forum for Peace and harmony, Manipur, were meeting with Kuki Church leaders searching for ways of peace. While this meeting was the initiative of Interfaith forum, it was prompted and supported byContinue Reading
By Sunny Jacob Dublin, August 2, 2023: Historically, the words religious and spiritual have been used synonymously to describe all the various aspects of the concept of religion, but in contemporary usage spirituality has often become associated with the interior life of the individual, placing an emphasis upon the well-beingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Imphal, July 29, 2023: The elders of Vaishnavite community in Imphal have declared indefinite fast and prayer after taking moral responsibility for what they call the misdeeds of their immature youth. The declaration came during the third visit of Archbishop Emeritus Thomas Menamparampil to the violence-tornContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, July 29, 2023: There could be no doubt about this: Every Indian of some sensitivity feels ashamed of what is happening in the state of Manipur with no end to the shame and pain. The visuals of two women gang raped and paraded naked keepContinue Reading
By Warner D’Souza Goa, July 22, 2023: I am on a two-year sabbatical; that is a privilege considering the shortage of priests in the Archdiocese of Bombay. It would seem that every hand should be on the deck and here I am, away in Goa. While my compulsions of healthContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bangalore, July 16, 2023: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has urged Christian of all denominations to stand united in solidarity with the people of Manipur and press for justice. Addressing a united Christian rally in Bengaluru, capital of Karnataka state July 15, the archbishop insisted that everyContinue Reading
Imphal: On December 15 last year, 250 Indian Jews belonging to the Bnei Menashe community from Manipur and Mizoram arrived in Israel. They became the first batch to arrive in the Jewish state after a gap of two-and-a-half years. The Bnei Menashe community are believed to be the descendants ofContinue Reading
Imphal: A pastor was killed and more than 20 others, including women, were injured in a violent clash between two neighboring villages over a land dispute in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district. With tensions running high, district administration has imposed curfew prohibiting people moving out of their respective homestead under section 144Continue Reading
Imphal: “I have been weeping silently for months whenever the thought of leaving my home, my family struck me. Yet, the yearning to return to the holy land is too strong.” Nemchin Touthang, a 57-year-old Jew from Manipur’s Churachandpur district, is one among the 228 Jews who left Manipur onContinue Reading