By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 15, 2026: The All India Catholic Union (AICU), Asia’s largest confederation of Catholic laity, has expressed “firm solidarity” with Pope Leo XIV’s appeal for an immediate end to the war involving the United States, Israel, Iran and Lebanon. “We unequivocally endorse the HolyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 15, 2026: SIGNIS India, the Indian chapter of the World Catholic Association for Social Communication, issued a strong statement condemning recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump directed at Pope Leo XIV. The organization described the comments as “disparaging” and said they “profoundlyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 15, 2026: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has expressed its steadfast support for Pope Leo XIV and his recent humanitarian appeal for peace. Amid escalating conflicts in the Middle East and Iran, the Holy Father’s message stands as a beacon ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ranchi, April 14, 2026: The Capuchin community is grieving the sudden death of Father Jyoti Prakash Tigga, 45, who died April 13 after sustaining a fatal head injury in an accident at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Ranchi, according to Catholic Connect. Brother Sumit Dungdung reportedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 14, 2026: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has pledged its support for Leo XIV’s urgent appeal for peace, declaring that the pope’s message offers “a beacon of hope” for Middle East nations torn by conflict. In a statement issued AprilContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, April 14, 2026: The question before us is not only how we respond to violence, but how we ensure our own social fabric resists division, the Inter-Religious Solidarity Council (IRSC), Mumbai, said in a statement urging restraint, accountability, and renewed ethical clarity in public life.Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, April 14, 2026: For Ajitha, a Catholic widow in northern Kerala, and her two daughters, life had been a struggle since her husband’s death three years ago. They lived in a dilapidated thatched shed, with little hope of owning a home. On April 10, that dreamContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Secunderabad, April 13, 2006: The Daughters of St. Paul, known worldwide as “The Media Nuns,” have taken a bold new step in India with the inauguration of the Pauline Counseling Centre in Secunderabad. The initiative marks a significant expansion of their mission, blending their traditional media apostolateContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Thrissur, April 11, 2026: The Catholic Church in Kerala bid a heartfelt farewell to Fr. Dr. Francis Alapatt, widely known as the “Doctor Priest,” who died April 9 at age 72. The former vicar general of the Archdiocese of Trichur was remembered as a priest, physician, writerContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, April 11, 2026: Jesuit priest who headed the Vatican Communications and Radio in Rome on its English desk for Asia and Indian languages dies at the age of 62 on April 14. Father Melwin J. Pinto was serving as pro-chancellor of St. Aloysius University, rector ofContinue Reading
