By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Aug 24, 2023: A movement that leads the dissidents in the archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly has denied reports that four priests have been ordered out of a seminary for refusing to adopt the uniform mode of the liturgy. “Those priests are still in the seminary andContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Aug 24, 2023: Jesuit Archbishop Cyril Vasil, pontifical delegate for Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese, has met Pope Francis on his return to the Vatican after his 18-day stay in the southern Indian state of Kerala. A press statement from the Media Commission of the Syro-Malabar Church saysContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Aug 23, 2023: The head of the Catholic Church in India on August 23 joined the nation’s leaders to applaud the Indian Space Research Organization for the success of the country’s third lunar exploration mission. On the same day, when Chandrayaan (moon craft)-3 successfully landedContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Aug 23, 2023: Jesuit Archbishop Cyril Vasil, the papal representative appointed to resolve the liturgy dispute in the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly, has left for Rome after completing the first phase of his mission, says a press statement. The delegate will apprise Pope Francis and theContinue Reading
By Lissy Kurian Panaji, Aug 23, 2023: For Jetish Shivdas, being a college professor and working as a barber are of equal status. “What supported me in life is the salon,” he says with a twinkle in his eyes. Since 2012, Shivdas, who has a doctorate, works as assistant MalayalamContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Aug 23, 2023: Kerala is known as God’s Own Country and visitors are invariably impressed by its beauty and splendour. Diversity marks all aspects of life in Kerala. Varieties of landscape and cuisine, cultures and religions, occupations and trades, thoughts and opinions make it unique.Continue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Sairang, Aug 23, 2023: At least 17 workers were killed August 23 after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed near Sairang area of Mizoram, police said. Several others are feared trapped at the site, as 35-40 workers were present when the incident occurred around 10 am. The mishapContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, Aug 22, 2023: In recent times, I heard from two people that Jesuits are terrorists: One, the president of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega and the other by an anchor of Janam T V, a Malayalam channel based in Kerala, southern India. It was while seizing aContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Aug 22, 2023: Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA), a premier association of Catholic journalists in the country, will honor Jose Kavi, noted journalist, writer, and editor with its prestigious Louis Careno National Award for “Excellence in Journalism.” An ICPA press release on August 22 says theContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Pondicherry, Aug 22, 2023: An Indian Catholic priest, who attended the recent World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, says the grace-filled experience has changed his attitude to life and service. “Attending the World Youth Day was a life-satisfying moment. Life is full of memories. Some areContinue Reading
