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
Trichur: Bishop Emeritus Joseph Pastor Neelankavil of Sagar Syro Malabar diocese in Madhya Pradesh passed away on February 17, at 6.45 am at Yesu Bhavan, Kuttoor in Trichur district. Kerala. He was 90. He was born at Aranatattukara in Thrissur district on March 19, 1930. He received the religious habitContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru: Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Joseph Aind of Dibrugarh on attaining 75, the canonical year of retirement. The Salesian prelate was succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Albert Hemrom of the same diocese in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, says a February 15Continue Reading
By Felix Anthony Nampong: Residents of a remote village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district have marked the silver jubilee of becoming Christians with the blessing of a new church. Hetlong village under the diocese of Miao has 30 families belonging to the Tangsa tribe. The community conducted worship in aContinue Reading
By Massimiliano Menichetti Rome: Almost 12,000 hours of broadcasts in a single year, including radio commentaries, as well as news, liturgical and musical programs. This is the identity of Vatican Radio, the radio station of the Holy See, established by Pope Pius XI, who entrusted it to the Society ofContinue Reading
By Kochurani Abraham Kottayam: For any organization, movement or institution, the passing away of its founder is a jolting moment yet graced with gratitude for the vision transmitted and realized in the course of its trajectory. The members of the Indian Theological Association (ITA) share these sentiments at the demiseContinue Reading
Vatican City: Addressing the current challenges of the U.S. Catholic Church, Pope Francis warned against the polarization in the country and the “sins” of the media. “The church in the United States is a church that has been courageous — the history it has and the saints — and hasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Marthandom: Cardinal Baselios Cleemis has released the Tamil translation of Pope Francis’ recent encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” (All Brothers) at a function at Marthandam, a town in Tamil Nadu’s Kanniyakumari district. Archbishop Antony Pappusamy of Madurai, the president of Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council (TNBC), and Archbishop GeorgeContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on February 2 added the memorial of Saints Mary, Martha, and Lazarus to the General Roman Calendar, giving the siblings the combined feast day of July 29. A decree from the Congregation for Divine Worship said on Feb. 2 that Pope Francis had included the threeContinue Reading
Mexico City: The Dominican Nuns of the St. Catherine of Siena Monastery in Mexico City sent an urgent request for “fervent prayers” to local and international Catholics after 10 of their 24 religious fell ill with Covid-19 early this week. The superior of the community sent a letter to supportersContinue Reading