By Thomas Scaria Chooralmala, Dec 9, 2024: A Church group comprising priests, laity and nuns, on December 8 handed over six temporary houses to families, who had lost their homes in a massive landslide in Wayanad, a district in the southern Indian state of Kerala more than four months ago.Continue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Kolkata, Dec 7, 2024: Catholic media persons in India on December 7 mourned the death of Jesuit communication expert Father Joseph Paimpallikunnel, director of Chitrabani, the oldest media training institute in eastern India. Father Joseph, who was popularly known as PJ, died the same day at 6:50Continue Reading
By Tessy Jacob Bhubaneswar, Dec 7, 2024: The Congregation of Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit (SSpS), popularly known as the Holy Spirit Sisters, celebrates 135th anniversary of its foundation on December 8. Founded in 1889 by German Father Arnold Janssen and two women aspirants, Helena Stollenwerk and HendrinaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Dec 6, 2024: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has denounced as “baseless and reprehensible” the reported statement of a person accused of vandalizing the statue of a Lingayat seer. “We have learned through media reports of the unfortunate and deeply disturbing incident of the defacementContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Dec 5, 2024: Father Robert Galea, an internationally acclaimed gospel musician from Australia, has robbed the hearts of young people in Bengaluru with his magical music, powerful preaching and the touching testimonies. “It was really a lifetime experience and was very touched to see the entireContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Dec 4, 2024: Jesuit human rights activist Father Cedric Prakash has celebrated his golden jubilee with his close relatives and friends in Mangaluru, southern India. Only his close relatives and friends participated in the thanksgiving Mass held at Cloistered Carmel chapel in Kankanady and breakfast atContinue Reading
By Claudette Miranda and Vimala Savarimuthu Hyderabad, Dec 4, 2024: The archdiocese of Hyderabad has prepared for the Jubilee 2025 with a 90-minute program that highlighted current problems in the world. The program on the Jubilee 2025 theme, “Pilgrims of Hope,” was organized by the Daughters of St Paul inContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Kolkata, November 27, 2024: A student delegate from Don Bosco School Park Circus, Kolkata at COP29 held in Baku Azerbaijan last week, was declared Climate Ambassador by United Nations Agency for Development and Peace (UNADAP). The citation presented to 14 year old student Swanik Choudhury of ClassContinue Reading
Lokho Alayee Golaghat, November 26 2024: Faculty members and students of a college in Upper Assam marked 75th anniversary of the adoption of Indian Constitution with seminar, pledge taking and medley of patriotic songs on Nov. 26. Faculty members and students of Don Bosco College Golaghat, the second oldest SalesianContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Bangalore, November 24 2024: Bangalore City hosted the first National Catholic Media Conference dedicated exclusively for Clergy and Religious at St John’s Medical College from November 23 to 24. The conference, entitled “ILLUMINAIRE: Nurturing Digital Stewardship in the Era of Artificial Intelligence,” was organized by the Salesian CommunicationContinue Reading
