By Thomas Scaria Ernakulam, Jan 25, 2026: The large iron gates of the central prison in Bengaluru, southern India, opened for an 85-year-old Catholic nun. The guard saluted her and said, “Your people have been waiting for you.” “More than they, I am longing to see them,” said Sister AdeleContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Jan 24, 2026: The Karnataka Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS has conferred the Jeevotsava (Festival of Life) Award to the Claretian-run Support Care Centre for its two decades of dedicated services to the treatment and rehabilitation of destitute persons. Claretian Father Tomy Urumbumkuzhiyil, director ofContinue Reading
By C M Paul Kolkata, Jan 23, 2026: The Salesians’ Kolkata province is celebrating its centenary with the presence of their Rector Major Father Fabio Attard, the 11th successor of Don Bosco. The rector major will arrive in Kolkata on February 5 and visit Siliguri. Two days later, he willContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Jan 23, 2026: John L. Allen Junior, a prominent American Vatican journalist and editor of Crux, died on January 22, after a lengthy battle with cancer. One of the most influential Vatican journalists of his generation, John, as he was popularly known, spent decades covering theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 22, 2026: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India on January 22 condemned what it called a heinous attack on a pastor in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. “We demand immediate action against the perpetrators and justice for the victim,” said a statementContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, Jan 22, 2026: The title of this article is drawn from a statement made by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in his notable speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “Great powers can afford, for now, to go it alone. They have the market size,Continue Reading
By C.M. Paul Kolkata, Jan. 20, 2026: The centenary celebrations of the Kolkata Salesian province will conclude on February 8 with the installation of Father Sunil Kerketta as its 18th provincial. The installation ceremony at Nitika Don Bosco will be presided over by Salesian Rector Major Father Fabio Attard. “ThisContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, Jan 17, 2026: When Sister Jomol Kreupasanam stood before the altar on November 21, 2025, to consecrate her life to God, it ended her years of study, work and search. “I wanted to respond only when I was certain this was truly God’s call,” said theContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy New Delhi, Jan 9, 2026: A Catholic nun, who lost her left leg and the other big toe in a train accident, says she wants to return to teaching as soon as she is discharged from a hospital in New Delhi. “I want to get back toContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Guwahati, January 9, 2026: Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) is poised to script history with the launch of LACHIT-1 (Live Amateur Communication Hub for Innovative Technologies – One), the first satellite developed from Assam and the Northeast, aboard ISRO’s PSLV-C62 on January 12, 2026. The mission, developedContinue Reading
