Rameswaram, Jan 25, 2020: A multitude of devotees thronged Rameswaram in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to pay tributes to their forefathers. People from various parts of the country were seen on January 24 performing ‘tharpanam,’ a ritual to pay respects to their ancestors, along the sea coastContinue Reading
Punalur, Jan 15, 2020 – The founder of a prominent non-denominational movement in India has returned to the Catholic faith of his baptism, after more than a decade as a Pentecostal pastor and traveling preacher. Sajith Joseph, 36, was confirmed Dec. 21, 2019 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Punalur inContinue Reading
Vatican City, Jan 15, 2020: Pope Francis has set a special day to the celebration, study and dissemination of the word of God.” The newly established “Sunday of the Word of God” is an invitation to Catholics across the world to deepen their appreciation, love and faithful witness to GodContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Jan 15, 2020: Pope Francis on January 15 approved the recommendation of the Syro-Malabar Church’s synod to appoint Father Peter Kochupurackal as the new auxiliary bishop of Palghat in Kerala. The Pope has also endorsed the promotion of Auxiliary Bishop Jose Pulickal of Kanjirapally asContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Jan 13, 2020: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) will release the new English lectionary for the Church in India on February 16 and it will come into effect from Palm Sunday, April 5. The conference claims the new lectionary’s publication is aContinue Reading
Kochi, Jan 5, 2020: The question whether the celebrant should face the congregation (westward) or eastward during Mass, a bone of contention in the Syro-Malabar Church for several decades, is back in focus again. On the agenda of the Church synod meeting at St. Thomas Mount in Kochi, headquarters ofContinue Reading
By Tessy Jacob Sundargarh, Jan 5, 2020: The Hand maids of Mary, an indigenous congregation of Odisha, on January 4 celebrated 75 years of serving those at the grassroots. The jubilee celebration was attended by six bishops and hundreds of priests and nuns and lay people. Archbishop John Barwa ofContinue Reading
Vatican, Jan 2: Pope Francis has apologised for losing his patience with a woman who grabbed his arm in St Peter’s Square on New Year’s Eve. “Many times we lose our patience; me too. I apologise for yesterday’s bad example,” Pope Francis in a departure from his prepared remarks forContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Manila, Jan 2, 2020: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the outgoing Archbishop of Manila, is to hold the seventh Philippine Conference on New Evangelization (PCNE) before he assumes his new post in the Vatican in two months’ time. He will convene the January 28-29 conference on theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vailankanni, December 30, 2019: The Conference of the Diocesan Priests’ of India (CDPI) will hold the second diocesan priests’ national congress late January next year. The January 28-31 congress will have the theme “The Joy of Priesthood.” The CDPI is considered the association of progressive diocesanContinue Reading