By Matters India Reporter Gwalior, June 10, 2019: The body of Bishop Thomas Thennatt of Gwalior was on June 10 exhumed following a complaint from a Catholic woman who suspected foul play in his accidental death seven month ago. “The police team took the body for medical examination and broughtContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Guwahati, June 9, 2019: A 68-year-old priest’s alleged suicide has brought pain and anguish to a Salesian province in India. “The Salesian province of Mary Help of Christians, Guwahati, Assam, India, deeply mourns the passing away of Fr Jose Thiruthany, (TO), SDB, at 5:30 am onContinue Reading
By: Matters India Reporter Louisville, Kentucky (USA), June 7, 2019: Spalding University, USA, has conferned an honorary doctorate on Indian nun, Sister Teresa Kotturan of Nazareth, at the United Nations for the Sisters of Charity Federation, on June 3. Sister Teresa, a member of the Sisters of CharityContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, June 4, 2019: Catholic representatives of Manipur migrants in Bengaluru on June 3 shared with Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore their struggle to avail spiritual help. The archbishop was surprised to learn that the number of migrants in Bengaluru, the Karnataka state capital, is increasingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, June 1, 2019: The Indian Christian Women’s Movement has expressed shock at the death of a 26-year-old tribal doctor, the first from her community. “It is sad to note that even after almost 72 years of independence and freedom won for all citizens of IndiaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 31, 2019: Pope Francis on May 31 appointed Father Joseph Thykkattil of the Archdiocese of Agra as the bishop of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. Father Thykattil is currently the parish priest of St. Peter’s Church in Rajasthan state’s Bharatpur. This was announced atContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhadravathi, May 28, 2019: A seminarian of Karnataka’s Bhadravathi diocese died in road accident near Shimoga, some 300 km northwest of Bengaluru, the state capital. Deacon Varghese Kannappilly died on the spot on May 27 when his motorcycle was hit from behind by a speeding jeep.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 25, 2019: The head of the Catholic Church in India has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his emphatic victory in the just concluded general elections. “On behalf of the Catholic Church in India, and on my own behalf, I extend my heartiestContinue Reading
By Cyprian Ekka Ranchi, May 24, 2019: A Church delegation on May 24 complained to Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu that the state administration has indulged in “selective” probe into overseas funds received by Christian institutions. Scrutinizing only the Christian institutions “betrays the government’s discriminatory stance” and violates the Indian Constitution,Continue Reading
Vatican City, May 23, 2019: A 77-year-old French-Spanish nun who taught impoverished women and girls in volatile Central African Republic has been decapitated, local authorities said May 22. The Vatican News website said Sister Ines Nieves Sancho was found beheaded on May 20 in the village of Nola, located inContinue Reading