Washinton, July 22: Seventy activists were arrested in Washington, D.C., on July 18 while protesting the government’s treatment of undocumented immigrant children, organizers confirmed to HuffPost. The group of Catholic sisters, priests, brothers and lay Catholic advocates recited the rosary as they gathered inside the Russell Senate Office Building onContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mangalore, July 20, 2019: Catholics in Mangalore have celebrated the conclusion of a diocesan inquiry into the cause of canonization of Father Raymond Francis Camillus Mascarenhas, the southern Indian diocese’s first Servant of God. On July 17, a solemn ceremony was held at the Church of StContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 17, 2019: Pope Francis has appointed Father Vijaya Kumar Rayarala as the second bishop of Srikakulam diocese in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The bishop-elect is currently the regional superior of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions or PIME. The announcementContinue Reading
The Dominicans, one of the most prominent religious orders in the Catholic Church, have elected the first Asian leader in their 800-year history. Fr Gerard Timoner, who comes from the Philippines, was chosen as the 88th Master of the Order of Preachers on July 13. The election took place duringContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, July 11, 2019: Catholics should seek solutions to social issues such as poverty by taking the risk of being good, Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa says in his latest annual pastoral letter. Releasing the latest annual pastoral letter, the archbishop says Catholics should followContinue Reading
By : Matters India Reporter Idukki, July 09: Indian Catholic priest Fr Dominic Valanmanal, who preached that an increased incidence of autism and hyperactivity in children is due to their parents’ lifestyle has apologised for his remarks. “I have a deep affection towards autistic children. I tell their parents thatContinue Reading
VATICAN CITY, July 6 – The late Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a charismatic figure of U.S. Roman Catholicism in the 20th century and a pioneer in using media for religious purposes, is one step closer to sainthood. A Vatican statement on July 6 said the pope had approved a decree recognisingContinue Reading
ROME, July 6, 2019 — In an unexpected and what some in Rome are viewing as an ominous gesture, Pope Francis has given away relics of St. Peter the Apostle to an Orthodox patriarch. Following a solemn Mass on June 29, the liturgical feast of the Apostles Sts. Peter andContinue Reading
By Robin Gomes Rome, July 5, 2019: Pope Francis has appointed a Sri Lankan as the secretary of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID). Monsignor Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage, currently the under-secretary of the council, is a priest of the Diocese of Badulla, Sri Lanka. Monsignor Indunil wasContinue Reading
Vatican , July 1: The Vatican has on July 1 reaffirmed Catholic teaching that priests cannot reveal what they learn in confession, in an apparent response to moves in Australia and elsewhere to force them to do so in cases of sexual abuse. A document from the Vatican’s Apostolic Penitentiary,Continue Reading