By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, Jan 22, 2022: Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar on January 22 ordained a Fransalian priest from Odisha’s Kandhamal along with two other deacons. The ordination of Rajat Kumar Digal and two other deacons took place in St. Vincent’s Pro-Cathedral in Bhubaneswar, capital of the eastern IndianContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Jan 21, 2022: The head of India’s more than 125,000 Catholic religious has urged Cardinal Oswald Gracias to reach out to the survivor nun and her supporters in the recently concluded rape case. “While these are issues that require lengthy discussions and procedure, we wouldContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kohima, Jan 18, 2022: A Catholic priest from India who was working in Australia died of cardiac arrest January 18 while on vacation in his native country. Father Manoj Manuel, a priest of the diocese of Kohima diocese, died in Aizawl, capital of Mizoram state inContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Sancole, Jan 17, 2022: The feast of Saint Joseph Vaz, the patron of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, was celebrated January 16 at Sancoale, where the saint wrote a letter of bondage to the Blessed Virgin in the 17th century. Bishop Anthony Alwyn Fernandes BarretoContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 15, 2022: The Syro-Malabar Church on January 15 appointed new prelates for its Tellicherry archdiocese and Palghat diocese. The Oriental Catholic Church’s bishops’ synod promoted, with the papal approval, Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Pamplany of Tellicherry as the archdiocese’s new prelate. He replaces ArchbishopContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, Jan 4, 2021: Members of the Calcutta Salesian province has mourned the death of Father Samuel Sudorshon Mondol, a former dorector of Novices. The Salesian priest died in Kolkata at 8.45 am on December 28, 2021. He was 49. Father Mondol “had been undergoing immunotherapyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vadayar, Jan 4, 2021: As attacks against Christians in different parts of India grab headlines during the Christmas week, a small Christian community in Kerala celebrated the annual feast of its with amity. Build up to the five-day celebrations at Infant Jesus Church Vadayar started DecemberContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Junagadh, Dec 20, 2021: A Catholic parish in the western Indian state of Gujarat has decided to put on hold external celebrations of Christmas to sympathize with the families that have lost their relatives in the Covid pandemic. “This year the parish has decided not toContinue Reading
Vatican City, Dec 19, 2021: Cardinal Peter Turkson, seen by some as a candidate to become the first African pope in about 1,500 years, has abruptly offered his resignation from a key Vatican department, sources familiar with the matter said. Cardinal Turkson, 73, from Ghana, has been a key adviserContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, Dec 17, 2021: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferraro of Goa and Daman, the leader of the Latin rite bishops in India, on December 17 urged Catholics to make liturgical celebrations more meaningful, active and participatory. The president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI)Continue Reading