By Biju Veticad Kochi, Aug 23, 2020: The Syro-Malabar Church ended its 28th synod calling upon its people to help the nation increase its productivity and encourage agricultural and industrial activities. As many as 61 bishops from around the world attended the August 19-21 synod held through videoconference because ofContinue Reading
Ankara, Jan 21, 2020: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on August 21 reconverted the historic Chora church, one of Istanbul’s most celebrated Byzantine buildings, into a mosque, a month after opening the famed Hagia Sophia to Muslim worship. The medieval Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, built near the ancientContinue Reading
Kochi, Aug 20, 2020: Over a century-old the feud between two factions in the Malankara Church on August 20 took a new turn with the Jacobites deciding to cut off all relations with the rival Orthodox group. “All sacramental and spiritual relationship with Orthodox faction is being cut off asContinue Reading
Rome, Aug 16, 2020: Their heads encased in white bandages covering the wounds where they had been conjoined, 2-year-old twins named Ervina and Prefina were baptised by Pope Francis on August 6 in the chapel of his residence. The babies from the Central Africa Republic are still hospitalised at theContinue Reading
County Durham, Aug 11, 2020: A Church of England vicar has tapped in to her Chinese cultural heritage and is using chopsticks to give bread to parishioners during Holy Communion. The Rev Eileen Harrop took the unusual approach to the challenge faced by clergy who are reopening churches for publicContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Aug 6, 2020: A Marian hymn sung by a Catholic archbishop in Kerala, southern India, has become a hit on social media platforms. “This is the first time in the history of the Indian Church that an archbishop has sung in a studio for aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ranchi, Aug 5, 2020: The Daughters of St. Anne, the first congregation founded by a tribal sister for tribal girls in eastern India, will elect a new superior general during next general chapter scheduled for early September. The current leader, Sister Linda Mary Vaughan, will completeContinue Reading
John Paul Jaipur, August 4, 2020: Bishop Oswald Lewis of Jaipur on August 4 urged priests of the diocese to follow the virtues of Saint Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney. Vianney (1786-1859), a French priest, is the patron saint of parish priests. His feast is on August 4. Addressing the priests of theContinue Reading
Cairo, Aug 4, 2020: Egypt’s churches opened their doors to the faithful on August 3 for the first time in more than four months due to a coronavirus lockdown. The Coptic Orthodox Church said in a statement that it would receive the faithful in its churches with restrictions that includeContinue Reading
By Cara Bentley London, August 2, 2020: The Church of England is encouraging all churches to talk about clergy care and wellbeing. It has released three documents, one for members, one for clergy and one for bishops, about how to look after local vicars and curates. The advice for churchContinue Reading