Syro-Malankara Church erects diocese, appoints bishops
2017-08-05
The new diocese is ParassalaContinue Reading
Bird hunter turns conservationist, helps forest department
2017-08-04
Punya Priya Mitra Bhopal: Once an avid bird hunter, a 40-year-old tribal from Madhya Pradesh has become a conservationist and compiled comprehensive data to help the forest department protect different feathered species. Mogia tribal Ganpat Chouhan never went to college but has a 40-page booklet on the Francolins and QuailsContinue Reading
Priest stabbed during Mass at Mexico City cathedral dies
2017-08-04
Mexico City: Father José Miguel Machorro, who was stabbed in the neck and torso mid-May at the conclusion of Mass at the cathedral of Mexico City, died while at hospital on Thursday. “May the God of life already have him in his presence and may Our Lady of Guadalupe consoleContinue Reading
Vatican official says the Pope ‘loves China’
2017-08-04
Beijing : A Vatican official visiting Beijing says the pontiff “loves China” — a communist country which has yet to establish official diplomatic relations with the Holy See. “Pope Francis loves China and loves the people of China, its history and population,” Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, a chancellor of theContinue Reading
Bike rally for cleaner election
2017-08-04
Kohima: Churches in Nagaland Friday organised a motorbike rally to spread the message: “Election is a sacred duty for Christians”. The state assembly election is due early next year. The apex church body Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) supported by other Christian organisations have been holding awareness campaigns to haveContinue Reading
Indian nun wins global HIV nursing award
2017-08-04
Sister Nagothu developed the world’s first MSc curriculum in HIV/AIDSContinue Reading
Hundreds attend Father Vazhachira’s funeral
2017-08-04
By : Matters India Reporter Changanassery: After 40 days of painful waiting, the body of Carmelite priest Father Martin Vazhachira was laid to rest on Aug 4 at the Sacred Heart Monastery at Chethipuzha in Changanassery, Kerala. Hundreds of mourners, including priests and nuns, braved heavy downpour to attend theContinue Reading
XLRI’s Jesuit management guru dies
2017-08-04
McGrath was instrumental in starting labor relations as a domain of theory and practice in IndiaContinue Reading
Church leaders’ help sought to protect India’s diversity, plurality
2017-08-04
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: An open letter from 101 senior Christian intellectuals wants Church leaders in India to support civil society’s struggle to safeguard the country’s cultural and religious plurality and diversity. The August 4 letter sent to all Catholic bishops and others urges them to join theContinue Reading
U.S. Catholic communications expert first woman to be Signis president
2017-08-04
Brussels: U.S. communications expert Helen Osman has begun a four-year term as the new president of Signis, the World Catholic Association for Communication, based in Brussels. An internationally recognized journalist, writer and communications professional, Osman is the first woman and first North American to be president of Signis. She wasContinue Reading