By Matters India Reporter Jaipur, April 22, 2023: Pope Francis on April 22 appointed Father Joseph Kallarackal, a priest of Ajmer diocese, as the new bishop of Jaipur in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan. This was announced at noon in the Vatican and its corresponding time in India. AnnouncingContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Kochi, April 19, 2023: Aravindaksha Menon, an upper caste Hindu who discovered Christ through the reading of the Vedas, died of heart attack in Kerala. The death occurred on April 19 as he was being taken to a hospital in Kottayam with complaints of chest pain. HeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bina, April 19, 2023: A Catholic school in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has sought police protection following threats from a rightwing student body. A delegation of 30 teachers, majority of them females, on April 18 called on Sub-Divisional Magistrate and local police stationContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kasargod, April 18, 2023: A parish under the Kottayam Knanaya Catholic archdiocese has created history when it allowed a parishioner to marry from outside the closely knit community without losing his membership. The parish priest of St Anne’s Knanaya Catholic Church at Kottody in Kerala’s KasargodContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ahmedabad, April 17, 2023: A Catholic nun has approached the Gujarat High Court for action against alleged derogatory remarks on nuns and the Pope during an event organized by a rightwing Hindu group. Sister Manjula Tuscano, a member of the Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jabalpur, April 14, 2023: A special court in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has remanded ousted Protestant Bishop P C Singh in seven days custody of Directorate of Enforcement (ED) for interrogation. Officials from the ED reportedly arrested the former Church of North IndianContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 13, 2023: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on April 13 granted bail to a Catholic school principal accused of sexual abuse of student. A day earlier, the court granted temporary relief from arrest to Bishop Gerald Almeida of Jabalpur and Father Jagan RajContinue Reading
By Joe Eruppakkatt New Delhi, April 11, 2023: Brother Jesudas Gabriel Amirtham, a member of the Society of St. Paul who promoted peace clubs for children and ran mobile bookshops among other activities, has died. The death occurred at 4 pm on April 10 at the congregation’s house in Kochi,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, April 7, 2023: A cine actor in the southern Indian state of Kerala has observed Maundy Thursday differently: he washed the feet of his wife and five children at home. A video posted April 7 on YouTube shows Sijoy Varghese kneeling before his wife andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, April 6, 2023: The Kerala government has allowed Church groups and NGOs to resume religious and counseling services for prisoners in the jails of the southern Indian state. The government revoked the March 31 order of Kerala Jail Director General of Police Balram Kumar UpadhyayContinue Reading