M L Satyan Coimbatore , Jan. 8, 2025: World Communication Day takes place each year on the Sunday before Pentecost, and is the only worldwide celebration called for by the Second Vatican Council in the 1963 document “Inter Mirifica.” In one his communications Pope Francis said, “We are called toContinue Reading
By C M Paul Siliguri, January 8, 2025: Theologians in India are saddened at the passing of a multidimensional contextual theologian and Professor of Theology Fr. Felix Wilfred on January 7, 2025. His unexpected demise leaves a void in the hearts of his students and peers. He was 77 yearsContinue Reading
By Robancy A. Helen Tiruchirappalli, Jan 8, 2025: Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, head of the Catholic bishops in Asia, on January 8 led the Church to mourn the death of Father Felix Wilfred, a globally renowned theologian. Father Felix, as he was popularly known, died of heart attack on JanuaryContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Guwahati, January 8, 2025:– A revealing survey on the migration trends of the Satgaon parish community has brought to light significant patterns in population movements. Conducted in 31 villages of Mary Help of Christians parish in Satgaon, West Karbi Anglong, the survey was administered between May andContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Jan 6, 2025: For Anthony Rodrigues, the star which guided the three Wise Men of the East, is an inspiration for a unique mission involving children. The 69-year-old decorated the lane in front of his house in Agassaim, his native village in Goa, with more thanContinue Reading
Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Jan 6, 2025: An exhibition organized in conjunction with the exposition of the relics of Saint Francis Xavier featured 62 Goan artists from different religious backgrounds. The “Footprints of Hope” was held at St John of God Convent, Old Goa. The 45-day exposition ended on January 5.Continue Reading
ML Satyan Coimbatore, January 6, 2025: I had an opportunity to work with Functional Vocational Training and Research Society (FVTRS) from 2008 to 2014. The focus group of FVTRS was always school dropout students. Local NGOs became partners of FVTRS to provide skill training to school dropout students. My interactionsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Jan 6, 2025: A group of musicians from Mumbai has launched an album featuring 15 songs to mark the 2025th year of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The collection, titled “Jubilate Jesus 2025,” released on December 31, 2024, is an initiative by Tej-Prasarini, theContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Dec 31, 2024: People from diverse faiths watched a carol singing program at the Fountain, a point of interreligious gathering during various religious festivals, in the heart of the Goan capital of Panaji. The parishioners of St Sebastian’s Chapel and St Francis Xavier’s Chapel, Mala (partContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kollam, Dec 31, 2024: A court in Kerala, southern India, has summoned a Catholic priest, who allegedly used a sermon to defame some parishioner. The parishioners had reportedly called for transparency in the parish accounts. Father Joseph Kadavil, former parish priest of St Augustine Church, Thalamukalil,Continue Reading
