Philipose Mar Chrysostom, the senior most metropolitan of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church and one of Kerala’s oldest men, celebrated his 102nd birthday April 27. The bishop, who was awarded the Padma Bhushan last year, was born in 1918. Although he has now retired, Chrysostom even now participates inContinue Reading
Pittsburgh, April 29, 2019 — A 17th-century Geneva Bible, one of the hundreds of rare books authorities said was stolen from a Pittsburgh library as part of a 20-year-long theft scheme, is back home. he Bible, published in 1615, was traced to the American Pilgrim Museum in Leiden, about 45Continue Reading
Colombo, April 29, 2019: Over a week after the devastating Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, the country has completely banned all face veils including the burqa. The decision was approved by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and the announcement was made late on Sunday via a press release. AccordingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporters New Delhi, April 28, 2019: Hundreds of thousands of Catholics throughout India dedicated April 28, the feast of Divine Mercy, to pray for neighboring Sri Lanka that was ravaged by serial blasts a week ago. The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, the national body ofContinue Reading
Jakarta, April 28, 2019: What will happen if a large country conducts several elections at the same time to cut costs? It could be fatal at least for some election officials, as happened in Indonesia. Indonesia, a country that stretches more than 5,000 km from its western to eastern tips,Continue Reading
By Julian S Das Pune, April 27, 2019: A group of South Asian Jesuits has paid homage to the massacred people in Sri Lanka on Easter day. Inaugurating a four-day seminar on “Interculturality for Reconciled Life and Mission” at Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune, April 25, the Jesuits observed one -silence inContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Chandel, April 26, 2019: A group miscreants has burned down the second oldest Catholic school in Manipur over disciplinary action taken against some students. St. Joseph Higher Secondary School at Sugnu in Chandel district of the northeastern Indian state lost all its files and records of theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Cebu, April 25, 2019: More than 16,000 pilgrims are attending this week the Philippines’ largest gathering of Catholic youth in Cebu, Southern Philippines. Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu welcomed the delegates to the upcoming National Youth Day (NYD) 2019 being held in Cebu, April 23-28. “WeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, April 25, 2019: India’s Catholic theologians on April 25 assembled in Bengaluru to analyze the current situation in the country and evolve relevant responses to help the Church address modern problems. The 42 annual meeting of the Indian Theological Association (ITA) at the National BiblicalContinue Reading
Adilabad, April 25, 2019: For the first time in centuries, Adivasis of the sleepy Saleguda village in Indervelli mandal of Adilabad district did not feast in the open as part of ‘gav saat’ puja, which is meant to appease seven mother goddesses for safeguarding them from summer-related diseases. The deathContinue Reading