By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Feb 17, 2020: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, on February 17 reelected president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India for a second term. The election took place on the fifth day of the conferences’ 34 plenary assembly at John’s Medical College in Bengaluru,Continue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, Feb. 16, 2020: Any kind of discrimination that separates people of this great nation on the basis of religion cannot be accepted, India’s Catholic bishops asserted on February 15, the fourth day of their 34 plenary assembly in Bengaluru. The bishops, who belong to threeContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, Feb 13, 2020: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, says consistent dialogue with all sections of people is important and necessary to maintain unity and harmony in society. “Dialogue is the tapestry of different cultures, languages and ethnic diversity andContinue Reading
Vatican, Feb 12, 2020: Pope Francis has ruled against ordaining married men in the Amazon region as a means of addressing the shortage of Catholic priests. Pope’ s decision was made public by the Vatican on Feb 12 in a papal letter with the power of church teaching . CelibacyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mangaluru, Feb 10, 2020: Thomas Scaria, a noted social scientist in Mangaluru, says everyone now requires psycho-education to lead a healthy life in the present challenging times. “There is a notion that only the sick people require psycho-education. Yes, maybe, but to a great extent, butContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Feb 5, 2020: A group Catholic priests and nuns working among the poorest and most marginalized communities in Maharashtra has opposed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as unconstitutional. “The CAA is the first instance of religion being overtly used as criterion for citizenship under IndianContinue Reading
By Victor Edwin New Delhi, Feb 4, 2020: A group of Catholic religious has expressed solidarity with the women protesters of Shaheen Bagh in the national capital. Around 25 Catholic priests and nuns from Delhi led by Presentation Sister Anastasia Gill on February 2 spent a day with the womenContinue Reading
Beltangady, Feb 2, 2020: The grand assembly of Catholics in Mangaluru region on February 2 drew more than 30,000 people from three rites who reiterated their allegiance to India and its Constitution while asserting their Christian faith. “Catholics consider themselves as Indians first. We live for our country,” Bishop PeterContinue Reading
Moshi, Feb 2, 2020: At least 20 people were trampled to death at an open-air evangelical Christian church service in Tanzania, officials said on February 2. Government official Kippi Warioba, District Commissioner in the northern town of Moshi, said he feared the number of dead could still rise from theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 31, 2020: Father Anand Muttungal, former spokesperson of the Catholic Church in Madhya Pradesh, has been released from judicial custody after 50 days. Father Muttungal was released on January 30 from a jail in Bhopal, capital of the central Indian state. Friends andContinue Reading