By Lissy Kurien Panaji, May 30, 2022: The elevation of Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman as a Prince of the Church, brings India its first cardinal patriarch. With this, India joins Jerusalem, Italy and Portugal. “We are used to saying cardinal-patriarch of Lisbon, Portugal, and Cardinal PatriarchContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, April 2, 2022: A Divine Word priest from India will head an international mission office that keeps Catholic religious congregations updated about global issues and helps them adapt their works to modern situation. Father John Paul will take over as the director of the Rome-basedContinue Reading
By Francis Sunil Rosario Kolkata, March 15, 2022: Sister Mary Joseph says she had spent a sleepless and anxious night before accepting to be the new leader of the Missionaries of Charity, the world renowned Catholic religious congregation founded by Saint Mother Teresa of Kolkata The election of the thirdContinue Reading
By Auqib javid Srinagar, Feb 28, 2022: Tufail Ahmad was awake through the whole night ahead of his results. The 24-year-old recalled all the hard work he’d put in to crack the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) 2022. “I was nervous, sweating but I had put my hopes on AllahContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Kandy, Sri Lanka, Jan 30, 2022: Until early 2021, Salvatorian Sister Dulcie Peiris was on the forefront of a project to reconcile Sinhalese and Tamils, members of two ethnic communities in Sri Lanka that fought a bitter civil war for more than 25 years. The 1983-2009 warContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Palai, Jan 17, 2022: Father John Purakkattuputhenpura was among several young professionals who are being ordained Catholic priests this year as the Church in India struggles with clergy abuse and other scandals. These young men have ignored negative reports about priesthood to leave their lucrative and promisingContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Sambalpur, Dec. 7, 2021: A Catholic priest in Odisha hopes to achieve his childhood dream of playing hockey for India. He now trains women to become the country’s future hockey team and his main supporter is his bishop. “I always wanted to become a member of India’sContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Agartala, Nov 29, 2021: Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala has completed 25 years as the first prelate of the northeastern state of Tripura, once a land of tension between tribals and Bengalis. The only Holy Cross bishop in India shared with Jesuit Father Irudhaya Jothi of MattersContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Oct 20, 2021: Louisa Abreo has crossed 100, but age has not diminished the widow’s enthusiasm to pray for the Church and the Pope. “Now I cannot do much but pray for the Church and the Holy Father,” Abreo told Matters India on October 20, aContinue Reading
by Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Kochi: Sister Tessy Kodiyil manages Aswas (Comfort), a center that reaches out to accident victims and their families. The member of the Congregation of the Holy Family says her mission is to bring love and hope to those in pain. It all began in 2003, when Kodiyil,Continue Reading