By Christopher White Rome, October 24, 2019: Catholic bishops are not fully utilizing Church law to maximize the role of women in decision making capacities, Cardinal Oswald Gracias said on October 23. While acknowledging that women are unable to hear confession, say Mass, or administer confirmation, “she can do practicallyContinue Reading
By James Kottoor The three-week Amazon Synod from October 6 to 27 will conclude this week and Cardinal Oswald Gracias of India is the lone Asian representative at the synod. Not to disappoint any of us the following is what he told the American Jesuit Magazine in an exclusive publishedContinue Reading
Old Goa, October 5, 2019: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stressed the need to maintain harmony during his first visit to the headquarters of the Pilar Society, a prominent Catholic religious order in the western Indian state. Highlighting the concept of ‘sarva dharma sama bhava,’ embodying the equality of destinationContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vatican City, September 21, 2019: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, head of the Catholic Church in India, is among participants the Vatican has listed for the Special Assembly of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region. The Vatican on September 21 published the list of participants for the October 6-27Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, August 7, 2019: Pope Francis had found Sushma Swaraj, India’s former foreign minister who died on August 6, “a very spiritual person,” according to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the head of the Catholic Church in the country. The cardinal, who is the president of the CatholicContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, July 23, 2019: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), has called on young Catholics to dream to become missionaries to transform the world and relationships. “Dream dreams of becoming true disciples of the mission at work, at home and inContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, July 3, 2019: A court in India has told police not to take any further action against Cardinal Oswald Gracias of the Archdiocese of Bombay and two of his auxiliary bishops in a case where they are accused of not informing the authorities of an abuse accusationContinue Reading
By Cardinal Oswald Gracias New Delhi, June 14, 2019: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, head of the Catholic Church in India, was the chief guest of the Eid Milap Function organized by Jamiat-ul-Ulema in New Delhi Eid Milan. The religious festival after Ramadan was celebrated at the National Level on June 10.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 Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, May 22, 2019: Mumbai police have been ordered to investigate accusations that Cardinal Oswald Gracias and two auxiliary bishops covered up an accusation of clerical sexual abuse in 2015. The order came from a Special POCSO Court, which was established by the 2012 Protection of ChildrenContinue Reading