By Verghese V Joseph – Rome: Catholic institutions from around the world are making new commitments to divest from fossil fuels. A group of 19
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Tag: India
Should Catholics Be Rejoicing at the Striking Down of Article 377? Yes and No
By Fr Joshan Rodrigues – The LGBTQ community in India is rightly celebrating in India, with the Supreme Court slashing down Article 377, which branded
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High-Emitting Nations Can Help Realise Pope’s Climate Goals
By Verghese Joseph – A new report finds that action by cities, states, regions and business can go a long way towards meeting the goals
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Church in India: Time for Spiritual Healing
By Paul Alappat – Recent allegations in media against the church, clergy and also the attack on the Holy Sacraments are alarming for the entire
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Surrogate Motherhood: A Service, or Exploitation?
By Paul De Maeyer – They call it “surrogate motherhood” or “rent-a-womb”: the reproductive practice or procedure in which a woman becomes pregnant and gives
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Do We Care for Our Environment?
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – One of the most common sights in urban India is a herd of cows around a garbage bin, apparently
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Challenge to be Prophetic in India
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – There has been so much happening in India in the recent past and particularly, this past week. The country
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Remembering Anand: A True Missionary Disciple
Sr. Dr. Teresa Joseph, FMA remembers the contributions to the church by late Anand Castelino, and pays a rich tributes to him. “A life well
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The ‘US’ and the ‘Them’ Syndrome
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – The late 1960s and the early 1970s are historically a watershed. This period was marked with protests against racism
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Sister Doctors: Nightingales of India
On World Health Day 2018, Indian Catholic Matters is proud to present you a story of a silent but immensely credible work being done by
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The Catholic Church in India: The Salt of the Earth
By Mr. Jacob Punnoose IPS (Retd) Continuing from yesterday’s point on asserting our Indian identity, we must make others understand that conversion has never been
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The Catholic Church in India: Asserting our Indian Identity
By Mr. Jacob Punnoose IPS (Retd) – Continuing the series on the theme — The Catholic Church of India — the Church, as harbinger of
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How a 9-Year-Old Bought a Well for an Indian Village
By Sophia Swinford – Like most 9-year-olds, Josiah Shaffer wanted an Xbox; unlike most 9-year-olds, he bought a well for a village in India instead,
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2 Different Faith Young Leaders From Among 5 to Attend Pre-Synod Meeting in Rome
Bengaluru: Five young people will be representing the Church in India at the Pre-Synod Meeting in Rome, scheduled to be held from 18 to 24
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Msgr Fernández González is The New First Counsellor to Apostolic Nunciature in India
In a significant development, the Holy Father Pope Francis has designated Monsignor Javier Domingo Fernández González, at present serving the Apostolic Nunciature in Nigeria, as
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