New Delhi, April 1, 2022: Bishop Fortunatus Henri Caumont, who worked in Rajputana Mission, will be declared a Servant of God, the first stage in the canonization process. Bishop Pius Thomas D’Souza of Ajmer will on April 3 declare the French Capuchin as the Servant of God in the ImmaculateContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, March 30, 2022: A renowned Asian theologian says the synodal process now underway in the Catholic Church should prepare it to become relevant in the third millennium and respond to modern challenges. Synodality reflects how the Church’s life and mission should adapt to the modernContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, March 28, 2022: The newly elected leader of northern India’s first Catholic religious congregation for men says his priorities include fostering unity and missionary zeal among his people and bringing a movement of indigenized Catholicism to mainstream society. “Our community life is not perfect. SomeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, March 28, 2022: Sister Paul Vincent, a member of the Daughters of St Anne of Calcutta died in road accident in a remote area in West Bengal state. Sister Vincent, a Bangladeshi native, was going home after Sunday Mass on March 27 when a motorcyclistContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, March 27, 2022: Jesuit theologian Father Poulose Mangai, who died in New Delhi, will be buried in Kolkata, eastern India, says a message from the Calcutta Jesuit provincial. The funeral will take place at St Xavier’s College chapel in Kolkata at 10:30 am on MarchContinue Reading
By Devin Watkins Vatican City, March 26, 2022: Pope Francis On March 25 prayed the Act of Consecration of humanity, especially of Russia and Ukraine, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The consecration took place at the annual “24 Hours for the Lord” Lenten penitential service at 5 pm inContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Guwahati, March 25, 2022: The Catholic bishops of northeastern India on March 25 responded to the appeal of Pope Francis and spiritually joined him in consecrating Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In the wake of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, theContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, March 26, 2022: Catholics in the archdiocese of Bombay on March 25 joined Pope Francis to consecrate to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Russia and Ukraine, now engaged in a fierce war. This was in response to Pope Francis’ call to Catholics to join him inContinue Reading
Vatican City, March 19, 2022: The Vatican published March 19 a long-awaited document implementing Pope Francis’ reform of the organization and structure of the Roman Curia. The apostolic constitution, Praedicate evangelium (Preach the Gospel), was released initially only in Italian on March 19 after nine years in production by theContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 19, 2022: In a rare move after 87 years, Pope Francis on March 19 transferred a bishop from northern India to a south Indian archdiocese. A press release from Father Stephen Alathara, deputy secretary general of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in India (CCBIContinue Reading