C. M. Paul Siliguri, August 9, 2025 — Sister Sujata Jena, a lawyer and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, has denounced recent allegations of religious conversion by nuns in tribal areas as “unfounded and politically motivated.” In an interview with Matters India, Sr.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, March 12, 2024: As many as 500 Catholic women in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar celebrated the International Women’s Day by pledging to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality through education. The women came to the March 10 event from various Mass centers ofContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Sept 2, 2022: Human rights activists have expressed relief after the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Teesta Setalvad, who has been in jail since June 25 for alleged conspiracy to “destabilize the government” after the 2002 Gujarat communal riots. “A big relief indeed,” saysContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Berhampur, July 15, 2022: The diocese of Berhampur in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has resolved to take environmental issues seriously. Anugraha Peetho (seat of blessings), its laity center in Mohana, used the celebration of Vana Mahotsav (forest festival) to announce several stops to preserveContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 5, 2022: Food rights activists want India to take urgent steps to solve a nutritional emergency facing the country. They endorsed the findings of a survey that showed millions of Indians dying every year because of diseases directly linked to poor diet. “The countryContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, May 20, 2022: Church people in India working among migrants have expressed shock and dismay at the murder of a priest who served migrants and refugees in Mexico. “It was shocking news to know that Fr. Jose Guadalupe Rivas was found dead after been missingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, April 8, 2022: An eastern India Catholic diocese has taken steps to prevent human trafficking, a form of modern slavery. “Odisha is one of the key labor-sending states in India. People who go out for jobs say there is nothing for them to stay inContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 23, 2022: A Catholic nun working among migrants on March 23 joined President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grieve over the death of 11 workers in Secunderabad, Telangana. At least 11 migrant workers from Bihar were charred to death afterContinue Reading
By Joaquim Fernandes, Ashley D’Mello Mumbai, Dec 2, 2021: Social justice crusader, Jesuit Father Cedric Prakash has appealed journalists to stick out their necks and fight for a just, free and equitable world. Accepting the Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA) award on December 1, Father Prakash said, “We need toContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Nov 5, 2021: A Catholic nun, who braved coronavirus pandemic and official apathy, to reach out to hundreds of stranded migrants laborers during lockdowns has won a prestigious award from the Indian Catholic Press Association. The national body of Catholic journalists on November 5 choseContinue Reading
