By Lalita Roshni Lakra New Delhi: Newly appointed Apostolic Nuncio to India Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli arrived in New Delhi in early morning on May 28. He was received at the airport by Archbishops Anil Couto of Delhi and Kuriakose Bharanikulangara of Faridabad along with Vatican embassy officials, says a messageContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Balasore: The diocese of Balasore in Odisha has converted its 100-bed hospital into a center for Covid care. The Church gesture was in response to a request from the District Magistrate, says Father Paul Koonamparampath, the director of Jyoti Hospital in Balasore. According to the priest, OdishaContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Balasore: The diocese of Balasore was among areas severely hit by Cyclone Yaas that on May 26 pummeled the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal states in eastern India. “The strong wind and heavy rain broke the trees and damaged the houses in many parts of theContinue Reading
Bhopal: A health worker in Madhya Pradesh is facing police investigation after she was seen in a video that purportedly showed her going door to door and asking people to pray to Jesus Christ to stay safe amid the Covid-19 pandemic. BJP legislator Rameshwar Sharma was among those who tweetedContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: The editor of a Catholic weekly in India, who took the initiative to keep track of deaths among priests and nuns due to Covid-19 in the country, says the findings have shocked him. “I am shocked at the huge loss to the Church in India,”Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: Sanju Agnel Varkey says he is alive now only because of Jesus whom he had called before jumping into the Arabian Sea from a sinking barge. The 24-year-old was among 186 people rescued by the Indian Navy after a 15-hour ordeal in the sea. TheyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: Jesuit tribal activist Father Stan Swamy was on May 18 taken to a hospital in Mumbai to give Covid-19 vaccine. The octogenarian Jesuit was then brought back to the Taloja jail near Mumbai where he was lodged on October 9, 2020. The vaccine was givenContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on May 17 asked the federal government to take quick action on a Catholic nun’s petition to stop the release of a “blasphemous” Malayalam film on priests and nuns. Sacred Heart Sister Jessy Mani, a New Delhi-based psychologist, approached the DelhiContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Friends and family members of Father Stan Swamy on May 15 demanded immediate medical care for the 84-year-old Jesuit activist after he developed symptoms of Covid-19 infection. Father Swamy’s “health condition is getting worse. He has severe cold, fever, body pain and diarrhea,” says IrudayaContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Port Moresby: Pope Francis on May 13 appointed a missionary priest from India as the bishop of Aitape, a diocese in Papua New Guinea, a country in Oceania. Bishop-elect Siby Mathew Peedikayil is a member of the Heralds of Good News, an India-based congregation. The 50-year-old priestContinue Reading