Tamil Nadu Church builds homes for Dalit families
By Matters India Reporter Chennai, June 9, 2026: The Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council’s Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Indian Church releases AI encyclical edition
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 11, 2026: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India on June 10 released
Bagdogra Diocese kicks child labour out
By Alisha Yadav Siliguri, June 11, 2026: The local Church in Bagdogra Diocese marked the World Day Against Child Labour
Six nuns, one family, trace vocations to a home of prayer
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, India, June 10, 2026: Before dawn broke over the mist-covered hills of Venappara, in the southwestern
75 Years of Mission: Daughters of St Paul in India
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy New Delhi, June 12, 2026: With hearts
Villagers in Tamil Nadu demand water, power, justice
By Matters India Reporter Chennai, June 12, 2026: Villagers across
Tamil Nadu Church builds homes for Dalit families
By Matters India Reporter Chennai, June 9, 2026: The Tamil
Villagers in Tamil Nadu demand water, power, justice
By Matters India Reporter Chennai, June 12, 2026: Villagers across Tamil Nadu turned local Gram Sabha meetings into platforms for urgent appeals—calling for clean water, electricity, agricultural support, and protection of Dalit Christian families facing eviction. In observance of World Environment Day, June 5, these local self‑government village meetings became
Nepal marks day against caste discrimination, untouchability
By Matters India Reporter Kathmandu, June 5, 2026: Nepal has observed the National Day for the Elimination of Caste Discrimination and Untouchability, renewing calls for justice and equality for Dalit communities. The commemoration carried the slogan, “Effective mobilisation of state structures for access to justice for the Dalit community.” 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
75 Years of Mission: Daughters of St Paul in India
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy New Delhi, June 12, 2026: With hearts full of gratitude, we journey through this Platinum Jubilee year, remembering with affection our friends and benefactors who have walked alongside us over the past 75 years. The Archdiocese of Bombay welcomed us in 1951, offering temporary accommodation at Vile
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
Prophecy, politics, revival: India’s season of Christian growth
By C.M. Paul Adoor, June 9, 2026: The story begins not in a campaign office or a mega event, but in a modest prayer hall in Adoor, a municipality in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. Here, Pastor Tijo Thomas speaks words that ripple far beyond his congregation. His prophecies—once whispered
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
Celebrating Corpus Christi
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, June 8, 2026: Yesterday June 7, a sizeable section of the Catholic Church celebrated the Feast of Corpus Christi, also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. It was a liturgical solemnity honoring the real presence of Christ in the
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,
