By Carlos Luis Bengaluru, Dec 11, 2023: Every year on November 20, we mark Universal Children’s Day. The United Nations General Assembly created this day in 1954 with the goals of fostering global consciousness among youth, fostering international unity, and enhancing the welfare of children. The UN General Assembly approvedContinue Reading
By Carlos Luis Bengaluru, Dec 8, 2023: Liturgy is the source and summit of Christian life. It is a nursery of Christian life wherein one learns the basic principles and understands the importance of celebrating one’s life. It is in the liturgy that one can experience the Love of ChristContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Dec 7, 2023: Putting an end to speculations and rumors over the Vatican ambassador’s sudden and brief visit to the Kochi airport, the Syro-Malabar Church on December 7 announced that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of its major archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry. The PopeContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Dec 6, 2023: Pope Francis on November 10 wrote a personal letter to four German women who recently shared with him their concerns about the direction the German synodal path is taking. The German synodal way has been in the news for the last severalContinue Reading
By Joseph Victor Edwin Bengaluru, Nov 24, 2023: Pope Francis speaks a language that is close to us, and resonates with our experiences, sys Father Felix Wilfred, a renowned Asian theologian. The former professor of the State University of Madras and current director of the Chennai-based Asian Centre for Cross-CulturalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, Oct 24, 2023: Taking a cue from Pope Francis, Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao, archbishop of Goa and Daman, has invited the priests, Religious and lay people in the western Indian archdiocese to observe October 27 as a day of prayer, penance and fasting for peace.Continue Reading
By R M Emmanuel Akilan Devakottai, Oct 16, 2023: “I know that you are all Jesuits, but are you all Catholics?” asked a bishop in northeastern India when a group of Jesuits met him during the first phase of the Synod. This sarcastic and pessimistic attitude was shared by manyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct 6, 2023: Pope Francis joined those mourning the death of Cardinal Emeritus, Telesphore Placidus Toppo, who brought global recognition for India’s tribal Church. On October 5, the Pope sent a telegram of condolences to Archbishop Felix Toppo of Ranchi, saying he has learnedContinue Reading
By Midhun J Francis Rome, Oct 1, 2023: Pope Francis has addressed thousands of pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square, during an ecumenical prayer vigil, which served as a prelude to the upcoming General Assembly of the Synod. Representatives from various Christian traditions, including Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Mainline Protestant, and Evangelical-PentecostalContinue Reading
By Kristine Daguno-Bersamina Manila, Sept 17, 2023: Pope Francis has removed a Filipino priest due to allegations of child sexual abuse, according to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). The pontiff’s decision to defrock Father Pio Aclon from Borongan, Eastern Samar, was announced September 17 by the DioceseContinue Reading