By Sujata Jena Bengaluru, June 1, 2022: As many as 140 priests and nuns from across India attended a two-day capacity-building training program on finance management in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru. The participants of the October 29-30 program at National Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical Centre represented 20 religiousContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, Oct 23, 2022: More than 90 priests, nuns and lay people from across India are attending a four-day specialized training program on project management and fundraising in Kolkata. The participants for the October 21-24 program at Jesuits’ Dhyana Ashram hail from 30 religious congregations andContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, June 23, 2022: When we were young, being gay meant that we had the joyous abandonment of a child, an attribute that St Paul gives to being children of God (cf Rom 8:21). Today, being gay is understood as a man having a sexual relationship with anotherContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, June 16, 2022: Among the Religious, elections or appointments of provincial superiors or even superiors general do not easily make global news but recently the election of a 51-year-old Franciscan priest as a provincial in Germany made headlines simply because he is a self-declared gay.Continue Reading
Denver Newsroom, Jun 15, 2022: The 300-member Franciscan province of Saint Elisabeth in Germany has elected as its new superior Father Markus Fuhrmann, who a few weeks ago publicly came out as homosexual. In an interview with MK-Online, the official news website of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, FuhrmannContinue Reading
Tel Aviv: On January 10, a Franciscan church reopened its doors for its first Mass in 54 years. A small group of 50 guests attended the service at St. John the Baptist Chapel. The church is located on the banks of the Jordan River, near Qasr Al-Yahud, the baptismal siteContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vailankanni, October 2, 2019: Future priests and nuns in India need to have the mind and heart of Pope Francis to work for and with the poor, says an association of Franciscans in India. “Today’s youth who are joining us for Religious formation in various stagesContinue Reading
By Nithiya Sagayam Pune, Feb 24, 2019: The annual assembly of the Association of Franciscan Families of India (AFFI) ended on Feb 22 with a yearlong plan to revive the charism of their founder Saint Francis of Assisi. In the four-day event — attended by generals, provincials and other majorContinue Reading