By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Sept 10, 2026: Pope Francis will hold a virtual dialogue with select groups of students from South Asia and the conversation will be live-streamed via YouTube and will be accessible in English, Spanish and Hindi. The Vatican News reports that the event of Building BridgesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Sept 10, 2023: A private Mass was celebrated in a luxury hotel for United States President Joe Biden, a devout Catholic. The US embassy in the Indian capital requested Father Nicholas Dias, secretary of the liturgy commission of the archdiocese of Delhi, to offerContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporters New Delhi, Sept 9, 2023: World leaders gathered at New Delhi for the G20 Summit on September 9 expressed grief over the loss of lives in the magnitude 6.8 Morocco earthquake Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the host of the summit, said his country was readyContinue Reading
By Nameeta Renu Mumbai, Sept 8, 2023: “The bride of Christ” was one of the titles given by the fathers of the early Christian church to the church itself and, by extension, to the virgin martyrs. As various forms of dedication evolved, it was embraced by many, though not all,Continue Reading
By Jose Kavi Kochi, Sept 8, 2023: A truce in the acrimonious dispute over liturgy in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Syro-Malabar archdiocese is acceptable only with conditions, says the laity movement that has spearheaded the demand for traditional Mass. The truce was apparently reached after the nine-member committee of bishops appointed byContinue Reading
By Isaac Harold Gomes Kolkata, Sept 7, 2023: On September 5, India’s President Draupadi Murmu sent out dinner invitations to foreign delegates (heads of state) who will come to New Delhi to attend the G20 summit. The dinner card read: “The President of Bharat requests the pleasure of ……….. onContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Sept 7, 2023: I recently read an article “Why are Christians Persecuted Today?” by Mumbai Jesuit Myron Pereira. It was a brilliant analysis that, unfortunately, offered no solutions. It forced me to think. Are we indeed living in what Pereira describes as a “post-Christian” world? If so,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Sept 7, 2023: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has offered its prayers to the global leaders, delegates, and organizers of the G20 (Group of Twenty) Summit taking place in New Delhi. “As the G20 Summit unfolds in our nation’s capital, on behalf ofContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Sept 6, 2023: Father Ebi Poruthoor is the latest Catholic priest in the southern Indian state of Kerala to donate one of his kidneys. The 31-year-old priest of the diocese of Palghat on September 4 donated the kidney to Sister Bini Maria, his sister. TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Sept 6, 2023: The Supreme Court on September 6 dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the federal government to take steps against fraudulent religious conversions, specifically with respect to Hindus and minors Bharti Tyagi, the lawyer who appeared for the petitionerContinue Reading
