By Astrid Lobo Gajiwala Mumbai, March 17, 2024: Last year, as part of a grassroots consultation for the Synod on Synodality. I was invited to an international conference organized by Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (Pontifical Athenaeum) Bengaluru, and asked to speak on: “What can I do to make the Indian ChurchContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, March 16, 2024: The Election Commission has uploaded the list of the donors of electoral bonds as ordered by the Supreme Court. Many political analysts and journalists studied the list and revealed that most donors purchased electoral bonds for two major reasons: a) they wereContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, March 15, 2024: As many as 364 persons have successfully completed the first online theology course conducted by Bengaluru’s St. Peter’s Pontifical Institute. The St. Peter’s Online Theology, or SPOT, is “a testament” to the seminary’s “enduring commitment to enrich and embellish Christian faith andContinue Reading
By Allen Brooks Udalguri, March 14, 2024: More than 25,000 Christians representing various denominations gathered at Udalguri town in Assam on March 14 to pray for peace and harmony in the nation. The meeting took place in the backdrop of the northeastern Indian state passing the controversial Assam Healing (PreventionContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 14, 2024: Archbishop Geevaghese Mar Ivanios, the first head of the Syro-Malankara Church, advanced on the sainthood path on March 14 when Pope Francis elevated him as a Venerable. Archbishop Ivanios, who is known as the Newman of the East, is currently a ServantContinue Reading
By Riju Kanjookaren Kochi, March 13, 2024: The cultural and literary society in Kochi, Kerala, came together on March 13 to bid farewell to Father Paul Thelakat who stepped down as the longest serving editor of the leading Catholic weekly in the southern Indian state. Father Thelakat “has achieved immortalityContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, March 13, 2024: Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao, archbishop of Goa and Daman, has hailed the Catholic religious men and women as a blessing since they rejuvenate the Church. “You render service to the holiness of the Church. We need your prophetic voice and action. You canContinue Reading
Pretoria, March 13, 2024: Three Egyptian Coptic monks have been “brutally killed” inside a monastery in South Africa, the Church has said. “Three monks were subjected to a criminal assault inside our Coptic monastery,” a spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church said in statement posted on Facebook on March 11,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, March 12, 2024: As many as 500 Catholic women in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar celebrated the International Women’s Day by pledging to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality through education. The women came to the March 10 event from various Mass centers ofContinue Reading
By John Singarayar Mumbai, March 12, 2024: The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) has ignited intense debates and controversies since its inception, with recent notifications regarding its implementation reigniting discussions about its implications. It is time we critically examined the CAA’s implications, implementation process, and socio-political ramifications, delving into itsContinue Reading
