By Monica Thangbiakmawii Siliguri, Oct 24, 2022: The Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians (MSMHC), the first indigenous congregation of northeastern India, has marked its 80th foundation anniversary. “In the glorious mission history of Northeast India, one cannot deny the impact of the multifaceted missionary enterprises launched by theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, Oct 23, 2022: More than 90 priests, nuns and lay people from across India are attending a four-day specialized training program on project management and fundraising in Kolkata. The participants for the October 21-24 program at Jesuits’ Dhyana Ashram hail from 30 religious congregations andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Shillong, Oct 22, 2022: The centenary celebrations of the arrival of the Salesian Congregation in northeastern India will conclude on October 30 with a solemn Mass presided over by Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli. The 10 am Mass will be held at Cathedral of Mary HelpContinue Reading
By Tola Mbakwe London, Oct 21, 2022: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and the Church of England have been urged to address its stains of child sexual abuse as the final report of a seven-year inquiry into the issue has been published. The Independent Inquiry into ChildContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Oct 12, 2022: Father Joe D’Souza walked between the pews, petting a Labrador, speaking gently to a Spaniel, stroking a Pomeranian. Squeals and barks rent the Sunday morning calm of Church of Our Lady of Health in Cavel, Mumbai, on October 9. Children from neighborhood tooContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy, Panaji, Oct 10, 2022: The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman celebrated the Day of Mass Media apostolate by stressing the proper and safe use of social media. “The media is often used to promote personal agenda or create public opinions that are advantageous to those in powerContinue Reading
By Patrick Hansda New Delhi, Oct 6, 2022: Caritas India, the social development arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), has launched a yearlong programs to mark its diamond jubilee. Although the foundation day was on October 1, the agency opened the jubilee programs with enthusiasm two daysContinue Reading
By Elvis Fernandes Pilar, Oct 3, 2022: Cardinal Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao, Archbishop of Goa and Daman, has ordained ten Society of Pilar seminarians as deacons. The rite of the diaconate ordination was held October 2 in the seminary’s chapel in Pilar, the headquarters of the congregation, officially known asContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Guwahati, Sept 25, 2022: A puja committee in Salt Lake, Kolkata, has created a Durga Puja pandal (temporary shed) with the theme of Vatican City’s St. Peters Basilica. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the puja pandal on Sept 23 ahead of the Mahalaya on September 25, theContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Pallam, Sept 23, 2022: A southern Indian parish has risen from the ashes of communal violence forty years ago to become a major producer of missionaries for dioceses and religious congregations across the country. The story of St Matthew’s parish “is a tale of ashes- to- glory,”Continue Reading