By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 3, 2018: Pope Francis on Dec. 3 appointed Bishop Elias Gonsalves as the new archbishop of Nagpur. This was announced at noon in Rome and its corresponding time in India, according to a press release from the headquarters of the Catholic Bishops’ ConferenceContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 2, 2018: Pope Francis on Dec. 2 appointed Father Albert Hemrom as the coadjutor bishop of Dibrugarh diocese in Assam state, eastern India. This was announced at noon in Rome and at its corresponding time 4:30 pm in India. The bishop-elect was bornContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Dec. 2, 2018: The only non-Western member of the committee organizing the Feb. 21-24 Vatican summit on clerical sexual abuse can contribute “deep insights” at the meeting, according to a member of the pope’s commission for child protection. Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai joins ChicagoContinue Reading
Vatican, Nov 30: Servant of God Shahbaz Bhatti, a Catholic politician from Pakistan who was killed in 2011, is a witness of how to act with love in the face of hatred, Pope Francis said Friday. Speaking to a Pakistani association named for Bhatti, the pope said Nov 30, “mayContinue Reading
Teresa of Calcutta has landed in New Westminster – or, at least, a strand of her hair has. The first-class relic, a gift to the Ukrainian Eparchy of New Westminster’s Holy Eucharist Cathedral, from a priest who knew Mother Teresa personally, is inspiring many who have come to view it.Continue Reading
Panaji, Nov 26, 2018: The iconic casket that has housed the relics of St Francis Xavier, a Jesuit and patron saint of Goa, at a church for over 300 years, will undergo major restoration work, a priest said Nov.23. The casket, comprising silver, wood and cloth, was originally made byContinue Reading
By F. M. Britto Raipur, November 26, 2018: Raipur archdiocese held Family Year Convention, in Raipur climaxing the Family Year being celebrated in Chhattisgarh region this year. Nearly 1400 people from most of the archdiocese’s 76 parishes participated in the Nov 23-24 program. “Coming together from all the parishes ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, November 22, 2018: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, outgoing president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), says his successor Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar is the right person to lead the Church in the region. Cardinal Bo “will take forward FABC with creativeContinue Reading
Panaji, November 21, 2018: Venerable Agnelo D’Souza is a shining star of the Church of Goa and he preached the Gospel through his holy life and is a model of holiness, Archbishop Anil Couto of Delhi said. He was delivering homily at a Mass to mark the 91st death anniversaryContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Nov. 12, 2018: The National Lawyers Forum (NLF) of Catholic clergy and Religious would continue its advocacy for poor people’s rights in India. This is was one of the resolutions that were passed after its annual meeting held at Pastoral Orientation Centre (POC), Kochi, Kerala,Continue Reading