By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, July 3, 2025: Exactly five years ago, on July 5, 2021, Jesuit Father Stan Swamy was murdered. He was killed because he refused to kow-tow to a brutal, fascist regime. He was killed because he took a stand for justice and truth! He was killed becauseContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy New Delhi, July 3, 2026: The Daughters of St. Paul are celebrating 75 years in India, highlighting a legacy of evangelization and communications ministry that continues to adapt to changing times. Jubilee celebrations have been held across the country, marking a journey that began when the congregation’sContinue Reading
By Isaac Harold Gomes Kolkata, July 1, 2026: Today India observes National Doctors’ Day, a time to honor the invaluable contributions of physicians. The day also marks the birth and death anniversaries of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, one of the nation’s most revered doctors, freedom fighters, philanthropists and the formerContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, July 1, 2026: A Catholic nun has died tragically after falling from a moving bus in Kerala. Sister Heicelet Puthet, a member of the Sisters of the Destitute’s St. Vincent Province, met with the accident at 8:30 a.m. on June 30 near Kozhikode Government LPContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rourkela, July 1, 2026: A Catholic bishop had been scammed out of ₹1.43 million ($15,000) in a sophisticated “digital arrest” fraud, police said, after suspects posing as senior law enforcement officers coerced him into transfers. Two Mumbai residents were arrested following an investigation by the RourkelaContinue Reading
By Isaac Harold Gomes Kolkata, June 29, 2026: Archbishop Elias Frank of the Archdiocese of Calcutta has introduced a revised framework for parish financial oversight, outlining new statutes for Parish Finance Committees aimed at improving transparency and accountability across local churches. Archbishop Frank’s updated framework for Parish Finance Committees (PFCs)Continue Reading
By M.K.George Rome, June 29, 2026: There are some faces that haunt me. They make me feel sad, angry, and, at times, I want to yell out. They confuse me. They fill me with despair. They prompt me to rebel. They make me feel so helpless. They make me pray.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 28, 2026: As part of a nationwide National Day of Prayer, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India began nine hours of continuous Eucharistic Adoration June 28 in New Delhi, praying for the Church in India and the nation. The observance followed concerns overContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Raipur, 28 June 2026: After seven days and 1,300 kilometres across Chhattisgarh’s former Naxal heartland, investigative journalist Mathew Samuel returned with a conclusion that challenges the official script: the Bible, he says, did what bullets and schemes could not. Speaking to Matters India after his journeyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 27, 2026: The head of India’s Latin Catholic bishops’ conference has expressed sorrow and solidarity with Venezuela after a devastating earthquake, Catholic Connect reported. “CCBI Stands with Venezuela in Prayer,” said His Eminence Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão, president of the Conference of CatholicContinue Reading
