By Matters India Reporter Kochi, March 17, 2022: A group of Catholics in Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese has burned the effigies of two cardinals – one Vatican official and another the head of the Syro-Malabar Church. A statement from the Almaya Munnetam (Laity front) March 17 said that no one would beContinue Reading
Vatican City, March 16, 2022: Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25. The consecration will take place during the Celebration of Penance that he will preside over in St Peter’s Basilica, starting at 5pm. Director of the Holy See Press Office,Continue Reading
By Molly Fernandes Sancoale, March 6, 2022: Around 8,000 Catholics from across Goa joined the annual walking pilgrimage of faith the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman organized on March 6. The pilgrims finally gathered at Sancoale’s Rua Escravo de Maria that houses of the ruins of the old Church ofContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, March 3, 2022: Sister Maria Nirmalini, superior general of the Apostolic Carmel congregation, is the new president of Conference of Religious in India, the national body of religious major superiors. She also heads the women’s section of the conference. She was unanimously elected the conference presidentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, Feb 28, 2022: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa-Daman has urged people in his archdiocese to celebrate the 400th year of Saint Francis Xavier’s canonization. Saint Francis Xavier was undoubtedly one of the greatest evangelizers the Catholic Church, earning him the title of the PatronContinue Reading
By C M Paul Kolkata, Feb 26, 2022: A Salesian Brother who reached out to all irrespective of their religions died in Kolkata, eastern India. Brother Sushanto Biswas died of cardiac arrest at 3.40 pm February 25 at Kolkata’s Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences. He was 76. AContinue Reading
By Midhun J Francis New Delhi, Feb 25, 2022: The Islamic Studies Association has published a book on dialogue to mark its 40th anniversary. The book titled, “A Call to Dialogue: Christians in Dialogue with Muslims,” was presented to scholars and students at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome FebruaryContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, Feb 22, 2022: Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar will take classes during an exclusive seminar for Catholic priests in Kerala, southern India. Christeen, a Catholic Charismatic movement for children, is organizing the February 24 seminar in Kottayam, a major tow in Kerala. The seminar willContinue Reading
By Kelly Valencia Bartlesville, Feb 22, 2022: A US watchdog has said the Chinese government is currently rewriting the Bible to align it with Communist principles and values. Speaking to FaithWire, spokesman for Voice of the Martyrs (VOM), Todd Nettleton said the new translation would “really support the Communist Party.”Continue Reading
By Paul Anand New Delhi, Feb 22, 2022: The Islamic Studies Association, Delhi and the Jesuit Secretariat for Service of Faith in South Asia jointly organized a series of webinars to celebrate Human Fraternity Day. Three leading international speakers – Professors Edward Joseph Alam (Notre Dame University, Beirut, Lebanon), GabrielContinue Reading