By C.M. Paul Bolpur: Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s Shantiniketan environs has an added attraction now with the inauguration of a church with interiors decorated with full Tagore motifs. The Infant Jesus Church Bolpur’s interior decor is designed by a Bengali Brahmin from Kolkata specialized in in-cultured church art. Bishop CyprianContinue Reading
Sancoale: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman has urged the faithful to follow in the footsteps of St Joseph Vaz. The Archbishop made this call during his homily at the feast of the Patron Saint of the Archdiocese St Joseph Vaz, on Tuesday, at Old Church of OurContinue Reading
Cardinal Oswald Gracias also released “Living in Faith” a monthly magazine focusing lituryContinue Reading
Geevarghese Mar Divannasios Ottathengil, Bishop Emeritus of Puthoor Diocese of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, passed away on 16 January, 2018. He was 67. The funeral will be held at 2pm on Thursday, 18 January, 2018 St. John’s Cathedral, Thiruvalla, Kerala. Dr Divannasios was born near Thiruvalla in Kerala. After finishingContinue Reading
Father James Poonthuruthil is the rector of Sacred Heart Theological College in ShillongContinue Reading
The ongoing refugee crisis has indirectly led to Austria recording a significant number of Muslims who converted to Christianity Three quarters of the 750 baptized adults in 2017 are immigrants from Muslim countries, citing the official spokesman for the Archdiocese of Vienna. Only in the Austrian capital, 260 people representingContinue Reading
By: Matters India Reporter Byndoor: A 31-year-old Malankara Catholic priest died in a road accident on January 15 at Byndoor in Karnataka state. Father Abraham Kallapat was crossing the road on his motor bike, when a bus hit him. He suffered serious injuries and died on way to hospital. TheContinue Reading
Numbers entering English seminaries to become Catholic priests are at their highest level in several dioceses across UK. The rural English diocese of East Anglia has 12 men studying for the priesthood – its highest number in 30 years.Five men started their studies in September. They are based at sixContinue Reading
Tirupur: A Keralite nun died after she fell off a train while coming to Kottayam from Chennai. Sister Stella Kunnath, 74, was a member of the Franciscan Sisters of St Joseph order in Chennai. She was a native of Kuravilangad in Kottayam district in Kerala. Early morning on January 12 , another nun,Continue Reading
By : Smitha George Kochi: The five- member committee of bishops led by Archbishop Mathew Moolakkattu constituted to study the controversial land deal in Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese , has made its recommendations to the Synod of Syro-Malabar Church. It recommends that the auxillary bishops take more responsibility of the day-to-day activitiesContinue Reading