By Matters India Reporter Panaji: The Daughters of St Paul in India are using traditional and social media to spread the Gospel message in various parts of the country. They now reach out to parishes in cities and villages in the country, during this Pauline Biblical Year that was launchedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kharsang: A group of 300 people from a remote corner of Arunachal Pradesh March 13 made a 16-km walking pilgrimage to pray for the release of Jesuit Father Stan Swamy and other human rights activists and for restoration of normalcy in Myanmar. “Today we have soContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: The demand for a separate Rite for Dalit Catholics is gaining momentum with many supporting it as a solution to caste-based discrimination in the Indian Church. “If this can bring about much needed respect for the Dalit Catholics and wipe out that invisible line ofContinue Reading
Baghdad: On his 33rd apostolic journey out of Italy beginning March 5, Pope Francis will visit the Christian population of Iraq, which has been suffering through successive wars. Learn about the characteristics of this community, which represents less than 2 percent of the population. While their numbers are diminished, ChristiansContinue Reading
By Tola Mbakwe London: An Anglican priest, a self-proclaimed “intense gamer,” has been using his video gaming skills to connect with people who wouldn’t usually attend a church service. Reverend Simon Archer of All Saints Belvedere in south-east London has been live streaming himself playing video games throughout the coronavirusContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of three Italian nuns who died from the Ebola virus while ministering to patients in Congo. The pope signed the decrees February 20 during a meeting with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes. The Vatican published theContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has noted the 90th anniversary of Christ’s revelations to Saint Faustina about the Divine Mercy. The Polish nun was given the now famous image of Jesus that reflects his Divine Mercy, with the prayer, “Jesus, I trust in you.” After praying the midday Angelus on FebruaryContinue Reading
By Philip Pullella Vatican City: Pope Francis has put a 19th century English Catholic priest who was a distant relative of Britain’s Prince William on the path to sainthood. The Vatican said February 20 that the Pope had approved a decree recognizing the “heroic virtues” of George Spencer, a priestContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has held a day of prayer to express closeness to the victims of sexual abuse of minors and raise awareness of the problem among the faithful. Sister Arina Gonsalves of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors says theContinue Reading
Udupi: The state-level Lenten campaign for the dioceses of Karnataka was inaugurated February 21 by Bishop Isaac Lobo of Udupi. The theme for this year is ‘Campaign against Hunger and Disease’ with the motto ‘healthy life, healthy India.’ It has been launched across all the 174 Catholic dioceses in India.Continue Reading