Church bells toll for Goa’s beloved priest
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, May 26, 2026: The church bells of Goa now ring with sorrow following the untimely
Catholics mourn passing of Church’s women’s council leader
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 26, 2026: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India’s (CBCI) Council for Women has
Legal seminar empowers minority institution leaders in Patna
By Matters India Reporter Patna, May 25, 2026: A three-day intensive seminar on legal issues facing minority-managed institutions was held
Italian Salesian missionary to northeastern India declared venerable
By Matters India Reporter VATICAN CITY, May 23, 2026: Salesian Father Costantino Vendrame, an Italian who served as a missionary
Church bells toll for Goa’s beloved priest
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, May 26, 2026: The church
Catholics mourn passing of Church’s women’s council leader
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 26, 2026: The
West Bengal Christians detained amid rising Hindutva vigilance
Matters India Reporter Bankura, May 17, 2026: Tension flared in Keshiakole, Bankura, on May 17 when a branch church prayer meeting led by Pastor Rajib Das was disrupted by local groups. Witnesses said the peaceful Christian gathering was disturbed, prompting police intervention. Bankura is a district and city in the
Chicago hosts first gathering of Malayalam-speaking religious sisters
By Matters India Reporter Chicago, April 19, 2026: The first-ever gathering of Malayalam-speaking religious sisters serving in the United States and Canada opened at the Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Church in Bensenville, Chicago, according to Apnades. The April 18 event, held in connection with the silver jubilee of the Saint
UN official condemns Trump, defends pope’s peace mission
By C. M. Paul New Delhi, April 16, 2026: Dominic F. Dixon, Executive Director of the United Nations Agency for Peace and Development (UNADAP), has sharply condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s military actions against Iran while defending Pope Leo XIV’s Easter appeal for peace. In his UNSHACKLED broadcast, Dixon framed
Heads of churches in Holy Land urge hope amid war
By Matters India Reporter Jerusalem, April 2, 2026: Christian leaders in the Holy Land have called for hope in the resurrection and not desolation against the darkness that has overcome their region, issuing a powerful Easter message as war continues to devastate the Middle East. In the weeks leading up
Home of good will: Kerala’s story of harmony
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, April 14, 2026: For Ajitha, a Catholic widow in northern Kerala, and her two daughters, life had been a struggle since her husband’s death three years ago. They lived in a dilapidated thatched shed, with little hope of owning a home. On April 10, that dream
Indian priest’s book on Pope Leo XIV released
By Matters India Reporter Vatican City, March 6, 2026: A book on Pope Leo XIV written in English by Father John Puthuva, an Indian priest who works in Australia, was released in the Vatican. The ceremony was held at the Augustinian Institute in the Vatican. Monsignor Renzo Pegararo, the president
Priest’s death saddens thousands in Odisha Church
By Purushottam Nayak Suruda, May 25, 2026: The Catholic Church in Odisha is mourning the death of Father Anselm Francis Biswal, a veteran priest whose six decades of ministry left a lasting imprint on the faithful and society at large. He died May 22, at the age of 90, leaving
Kerala riders on tri-nation accessibility awareness ride
C. M. Paul Siliguri, Feb 19, 2026: A team of differently abled riders from Kerala is on a 12,000-km journey across India, Nepal, and Bhutan to create awareness of accessibility. The mission features two wheelchair users with mobility impairments, accompanied by three escorts. Their vehicles—a retrofitted TVS Scooty and a
Lent: Period of introspection, transformation
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, Feb 25, 2026: Many religions observe dedicated periods of fasting, reflection, self-discipline, and spiritual renewal. In Islam, it is Ramadan; in Christianity, Lent; in Judaism, Yom Kippur. Hinduism also has numerous fasting observances such as Ekadashi, Navratri, Shivaratri, and Karva Chauth. What is common to all
Catholic priest’s book explores grace, trust, leadership
By Matters India Reporter Guwahati, May 14, 2026: Journey of the Heart: A River of Grace, Faith and Life, the latest work by Salesian priest and educator Father V. M. Thomas Vattathara, has been published by Don Bosco Communications, Guwahati. Archbishop John Moolachira of Guwahati released the book May 13.
Saint or strategist? Venice film Mother recasts Teresa of Calcutta
By C.M. Paul* Kolkata, December 12, 2025 — For decades, Mother Teresa of Calcutta has been canonized in public memory as the “Saint of the Gutters”—a figure of pure compassion beyond reproach. Teona Strugar Mitevska’s new film Mother, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival opening the Orizzonti section,
