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Indian Church gets another saint

On: February 14, 2019

Bl. Mariam Thresia will become the fourth from Kerala to be elevated to the status of sainthood after St Alphonsa, St. Euphrasia and St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara. Continue Reading

New bishop appointed for Tuticorin

By: Matters India

On: January 17, 2019

In: Top Story

New Delhi, Jan.17, 2019: Pope Francis on January 17 appointed Father Stephen Antony Pillai as the new bishop of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. He was serving until now as the director of the Diocesan Retreat Centre and Professor at St. Paul’s Seminary, Tiruchirapalli. Pope Francis also has accepted the resignation of BishopContinue Reading

Northeast India’s first native prelate dies

By: Matters India

On: December 22, 2018

In: Top Story

By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Dec. 22, 2018: Bishop Emeritus Robert Kerketta of Tezpur, the first native Catholic prelate from northeastern India, died on December 22. The death occurred at 12:30 pm at Baptist Christian Hospital in Tezpur, a town in Assam state. The Salesian prelate was 86. The funeralContinue Reading

Pope to arrive for the World Meeting of Families

By: Matters India

On: August 24, 2018

In: Religious

Dublin: Thousands of people are expected to attend the World Meeting of Familes which starts in Dublin on Wednesday and culminates in an open-air mass celebrated by Pope Francis in the Phoenix Park on Sunday. The event will hear from a variety of speakers on issues such as family, homelessness, migrants and refugees, safety inContinue Reading

Kerala floods: Death toll rises to 167

By: Matters India

On: August 17, 2018

In: Top Story

Kochi airport to remain closed till August 26Continue Reading

Anniversaries as index of church crisis

By: Matters India

On: August 16, 2018

In: Commentary

By: John Dayal 70 years as a church in Independent India, and a decade after the worst violence wrecked on the community in 300 years in the district of Kandhamal in the state of Orissa, the Christian community and its ecclesiastical leadership find themselves singularly ill-equipped to deal with theContinue Reading

CBCI expresses concern on unprecedented floods in Kerala

By: Matters India

On: August 16, 2018

In: Religious

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference appreciates the quick and efficient relief work undertaken by the local and State Government authorities.Continue Reading

Google hit with record EU fine over Shopping service

By: Matters India

On: July 18, 2018

In: National

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