By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 28, 2024: Catholic communicators in India have mourned the death of James Kottoor, a former editor of the Chennai-based New Leader publication and a prolific writer who helped spread the Vatican II reforms in India. Kottoor died March 27 in Kochi, Kerala, where heContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Dimapur, March 28, 2024: Bishop James Thoppil of Kohima has intervened at the claim of a Eucharistic miracle in one of the parishes in the northeastern diocese that covers the entire state of Nagaland. The bishop’s intervention on March 27 came three days after the alleged miracleContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Imphal, March 27, 2024: The Catholic Church is observing the Holy Week with churches packed with refugees in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur where ethnic violence has raged for 11 months. Father Varghese Velickakam, vicar-general of Imphal archdiocese that covers the entire state, said theyContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, March 27, 2024: The accreditation review of the National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRCI) is scheduled to take place in the last week of March and in the last week of April. This year, the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) of the Global Alliance of NationalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chennai, March 27, 2024: A sound and light program on Christ’s passion staged by a Fransalian media academy in collaboration with some parish youth has impressed many in the southern Indian city of Chennai. “My eyes were filled with tears throughout the program,” said a womanContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, March 27, 2024: Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli on March 26 joined prelates from the Latin and Syro-Malabar Churches to celebrate Chrism Mass at New Delhi’s Sacred Heart Cathedral. Archbishop Anil Couto was the main celebrant of the religious service that is held during theContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, March 27, 2024: A chapel community in Panaji has organized the Way of the Cross for the homebound sick and elderly people in the capital of Goa. The March 25 program by St Sebastian’s Chapel community at Fontainhas resonated with the Synod call to reach outContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, March 26, 2024: The main church of the archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly opened March 26 after being closed for 486 days because of a liturgical dispute. On the orders of the Ernakulam Munsiff Court, Father Varghese Manavalan, administrator of St Mary’s Basilica opened the archdiocese’s cathedralContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, March 26, 2024: A Catholic church in Kerala was recently transformed into a makeshift hospital to help elderly and bedridden people participate in religious services during the Lent. The St Joseph’ Church parish in North Chalakudy under the Irinjalakuda diocese on March 15 brought toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 26, 2024: The Press Club of India on March 26 condemned the assault on photojournalists by the Delhi police. “Any form of assault on journalists and photojournalists is totally unacceptable,” asserts a statement issued by the Press Club of India president Gautam LahiriContinue Reading
