By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, May 31, 2022: Indian Catholic Church rejoices at the choice of Pope Francis who on May 29 announced that Archbishops Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman and Anthony Poola of Hyderabad will be created cardinals at a consistory to be held at the VaticanContinue Reading
By Rani Punnaserril Benaulim, May 15, 2022: Unemployment and economic inequality force young people to migrate massively and the Church should address their needs at various levels, says a recent Church seminar. The Commission for Migrants of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in India (CCBI) that organized the May 11-12Continue Reading
By Molly Fernandes Sancoale, March 6, 2022: Around 8,000 Catholics from across Goa joined the annual walking pilgrimage of faith the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman organized on March 6. The pilgrims finally gathered at Sancoale’s Rua Escravo de Maria that houses of the ruins of the old Church ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji: A call from Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa to help the government struggling to curb rising Covid cases seems to have done wonders among his people in the western Indian state. Parishes and Church centers now vie with each other to set up CovidContinue Reading
Bengaluru: The Latin-Rite dioceses of India will mark “Communio India” Sunday on November 29 (first Sunday of Advent) with the theme “Love one another as I have loved you” (John 13: 34). “This year we observe Communio India Sunday amidst the suffering and the challenges created by the Covid-19 pandemic.Continue Reading
Panaji, Dec. 28, 2019: Any attack on “Indian spirit” can damage the age-old secular fabric of the country, warns Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa. The prelate was addressing the annual civic reception on the occasion of Christmas in Panaji, the state capital. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and severalContinue Reading
Vasco, April 6, 2019: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman urged people to follow the noble path and teachings of St Andrew and Jesus Christ. He said that we must keep faith in God, should promote peace and love and also pass the message of Jesus to entireContinue Reading