Matters India Reporter Kolkata, April 7, 2019: A Church in South Bengal has installed an open air Stations of the Cross as run up to the upcoming Easter celebrations scheduled for Sunday 21 April 2019. Bishop Salvadore Lobo of Baruipur blessed the Stations of The Cross installed at Sacred HeartContinue Reading
Vasco, April 6, 2019: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman urged people to follow the noble path and teachings of St Andrew and Jesus Christ. He said that we must keep faith in God, should promote peace and love and also pass the message of Jesus to entireContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao, March 31, 2019: A remote diocese in northeastern India joined Pope Francis’ “24 Hours for the Lord” initiative. Miao diocese in Arunachal Pradesh on March 29 held Eucharistic Adoration and Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of the fifth recurrence of papal initiative. A church in everyContinue Reading
By Christa Pongratz-Lippitt Tutzing, March 19, 2019: The leader of one of Germany’s most important women religious communities has questioned the Catholic Church’s exclusion of women from the ordained priesthood. “It is surely only natural for women to be priests and I cannot understand the reasons given as to whyContinue Reading
Ramanathapuram, March 14, 2019: A list of 2,451 pilgrims has been finalized for the two-day annual St Antony’s Church festival being held in Katchatheevu, an uninhabited island located between Rameswaram and Sri Lanka. Inspector General of Police (south zone) K.P. Shanmuga Rajeswaran inspected the arrangements made at Rameswaram fishing jettyContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Kandhamal: March 7, 2019: More than 45,000 people have attended the jubilee of a Marian apparition in Odisha, eastern India. “Where there is Mother Mary there is Jesus and where there is Jesus there is satisfaction and fulfillment. Mother Mary is not only Mother of God butContinue Reading
ROME, Mar 7 2019: The percentage of Catholics in the world has remained steady, while the number of priests has decreased for the first time in almost a decade, according to Vatican statistics. Meanwhile, the numbers of bishops, permanent deacons, lay missionaries and catechists have all increased, it said. AtContinue Reading
By I P Sarto Nagpur, March 1, 2019: The Small Christian Community (SCC) coordinators of India decided to empower the SCCs to be prophetic communities in their neighborhood. As many as 70 diocesan SCC coordinators, six bishops and 12 lay representatives from various parts of India met February 25-28 atContinue Reading
Vatican City, Feb 26, 2019 : The Vatican press office has issued a statement on the recently announced conviction of Cardinal George Pell on charges of the sexual abuse of minors. The decision of the County Court of Victoria was reached on December 11, 2018, but not widely reported untilContinue Reading
Dibrugarh,Feb 24, 2019: Reverend Father Albert Hemrom on February 24 became the youngest bishop of northeastern India. The 49-year-old was ordained the Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Dibrugarh, Assam, watched by a large number of people at the Bishop’s House, Dibrugarh. Archbishop Emeritus Thomas Menamparampil led the ceremonies. HeContinue Reading