By Jeemon Jacob Thiruvananthapuram, June 23, 2019: The 2,000-year-old Syro-Malabar Church, part of the Catholic fold in India, has never had it so bad. There seems to be a new controversy every day, including cases of corruption against the head of the church, Cardinal George Alencherry. It all started afterContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao, June 23, 2019: The Christian schools in Arunachal Pradesh on June 21 joined the 5th International Yoga Day celebrations. “Yoga has a lot to offer. In these times of everything instantaneous, Yoga is a great way to manage stress and discover peace,” said Sister Anima, headmistressContinue Reading
By Philip Mathew Chennai, June 21, 2019: When Glory Karthik was 8, a social worker suggested that her parents, who had no money to feed or educate her, send her from the slums to a home for girls managed by Catholic nuns in Chennai, a southern Indian city. “I feltContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, June 21, 2019: A government-backed arts group in Kerala has refused to rescind an award for a cartoon depicting a rape accused bishop after a complaint from the Catholic prelates in the southern Indian state. Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar is charged with raping a nun onContinue Reading
By: Matters India Reporter Mumbai: A 27 year-old deacon who was to be ordained a priest in 6 months time has passed away on Jun 20, the feast day of Corpus Christi. Jerin Joyson Chittilapilly who belongs to the Eparchy of Kalyan in Maharashtra had just celebrated his 27th birthdayContinue Reading
Haridwar, June 20, 2019: Hundreds of Hindu monks gathered under the banner of a group linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party on June 20 urged the government to help build a temple on a disputed religious site in the Indian town of Ayodhya. “After taking part inContinue Reading
New Delhi, June 20, 2019: India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in the next eight years. As per a United Nations report, released on Monday, India is expected to add nearly 273 million people between 2019 and 2050 and remain the most populated countryContinue Reading
Rimini, Italy: Father, priest, father of priests, centenarian, author, disciple of Padre Pio, Veteran of World War II … Perhaps we could think of Fr. Probo Vaccarini as a sort of spiritual Forrest Gump: someone who has received all 7 sacraments—some from his own children—and conferred most of them asContinue Reading
Chicago, June 19, 2019: Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, the Prefect for the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, is in the United States in June, visiting some eparchies (dioceses) and Eastern Catholic communities spread throughout the country. The first stage of the Cardinal Sandri’s visit was Chicago, the seat of both aContinue Reading
Harewadi, June 17, 2019: A Salesian shelter has helped bring clear water to a village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Bosco Gramin Vikas Kendra(Bosco village development center) in Harewadi has install a new water filtration system as part of the “Clean Water Initiative” of the Salesian Missions. FundsContinue Reading