By Matters India Reporter Vilakkannur, July 21, 2026: The Archdiocese of Tellicherry is mourning the death of Father Thomas Pathickal, the priest who first witnessed Christ’s face appearing on a sacred Host during Mass 13 years ago. Father Pathickal died at 6:30 am on July 21 at St Joseph’s Hospital,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 21, 2026: India’s Catholic bishops on July 21 condemned the police crackdown on students participating in a peaceful protest march in the national capital, calling it “a heartbreaking assault on the very soul of our democracy” and urging the government to engage inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter JAKARTA, July 21, 2026: The 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) opened July 20 with a call to move beyond discussion and provide concrete steps for implementing synodality across Asia. More than 120 cardinals and bishops from 22 episcopal conferences andContinue Reading
By Jose Kalapura Patna, July 20, 2026: Patna Jesuit Father Robert Athickal, 73, an internationally known environmental activist, died July 19, 2026, of cardiac-related problems. He had been admitted to Patna’s Holy Family Hospital for several days, but his health worsened despite medication. Athickal founded Tarumitra (Friends of Trees), aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, July 20, 2026: Jesuit Father Robert Athickal, a pioneering priest who mobilized thousands of young people across India to protect the environment through the Tarumitra student movement, has died July 19. He was 73. Father Athickal, a native of Kerala, joined the Society of JesusContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, July 19, 2026: With more than 20 days of the hunger strike of noted environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk. Early this morning, the Delhi police forcibly ( and against his will) admitted him to a hospital ,apparently due to his deteriorating health condition. Wangchuk with some other studentsContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, July 19, 2026: One of the most significant teachings of Jesus is reflected in his statement: “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath” (Mk. 2:27). This teaching, found in the Synoptic Gospels, implies that all laws, traditions, and practices are to beContinue Reading
By John Dayal New Delhi, July 18, 2026: More than 26 years after one of independent India’s most shocking acts of religious violence claimed the lives of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons, the man convicted as the principal offender, Rabindra Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh, isContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 18, 2026: Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Albert Hemrom, of Dibrugarh, as the Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Guwahati, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) announced July 16. Born February 27, 1969, in Konapathar Village, Assam, Bishop Hemrom pursued priestlyContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Siliguri, July 18, 2026: In July, as campuses across India come alive with admissions to institutions of higher learning, thousands of young people find themselves making life-shaping decisions about their future. For many, these choices are influenced less by their own interests and abilities than by parentalContinue Reading
