By Matters India Reporter VATICAN CITY, May 23, 2026: Salesian Father Costantino Vendrame, an Italian who served as a missionary in northeastern India for three decades, has been declared Venerable, the second stage in the four-phase canonization process in the Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV on May 22 authorized theContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, May 22, 2026: The Catholic Church observed the 60th World Day of Social Communications on 17 May 2025. In his first message for this significant day, Pope Leo XIV focussed on the need and importance of ‘Preserving Human Voices and Faces’. The message which was writtenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, May 22, 2026: The Workers India Federation (WIF), the national organization of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India’s Office for Labour, elected new office bearers for 2026–2028 during its Annual General Body Meeting held May 18–19 at Subodhana, Bengaluru. The meeting was inaugurated by ArchbishopContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, May 19, 2026 — In a city where urban life often overshadows the soil, 21-year-old Cleto Avito Fernandes has become a role model for Goa’s youth. A farmer, environmentalist, and entrepreneur, he is reshaping perceptions of agriculture by blending tradition with innovation. “I started agricultureContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, May 18, 2026: The jubilation that swept West Bengal after the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) electoral triumph has quickly given way to unease among Christian and Muslim minorities. In the fortnight since May 4, incidents of vandalism, intimidation, and exclusionary rhetoric have punctured Bengal’s pluralistContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, May 19, 2026: The Calcutta Archdiocesan Social Communications Commission (ASCC) hosted “Chai Pe Charcha” with Archbishop Elias Frank at Archbishop House on May 17, marking World Communications Day with his first media interaction since assuming office in September 2025. The gathering brought together journalists, clergy,Continue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy New Delhi, May 18, 2026: Delhi Archdiocese celebrated the 60th World Communications Day on the feast of the Ascension, with Auxiliary Bishop Deepak Valerian Tauro reminding the faithful that “each of us is called to be humanly communicative persons.” Speaking at Sacred Heart Cathedral in New DelhiContinue Reading
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 theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 16, 2026: The Indian Christian Women’s Movement condemned the killing of three Kuki Church leaders in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, calling the May 13 armed ambush that also left four others grievously injured “alarming signals across the country.” The group said the “gravity ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Roing, May 16, 2026: In a symbolic gesture of faith and unity, hundreds of young Catholics from the Miao Diocese set their daily alarms for 20:33 during a three-day Youth Convention at Divine Word School, Roing, marking their commitment to the forthcoming Great Jubilee 2033. BishopContinue Reading
