By M L Satyan Bengaluru, April 12, 2023: I am raising this question purposely. Why? Let me explain. On the occasion of Easter on April 9 Prime Minister Modi visited the Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi. The video shows that he was welcomed by the archbishop of Delhi and otherContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, April 11, 2023: I am happy to have a mobile phone with me. It helps me get connected with anyone living in any part of the world at any time. Last month I was touring some of the interior parts of Jharkhand. From a remoteContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, April 10, 2023: Pope Francis speaks incessantly against clericalism. ‘He keeps insisting that clericalism can be a sin for both clergy and laity: for clergy, when they demand to be treated as superior to the laity; and for the laity , if they resign themselvesContinue Reading
By Joe Eruppakkatt New Delhi, April 11, 2023: Brother Jesudas Gabriel Amirtham, a member of the Society of St. Paul who promoted peace clubs for children and ran mobile bookshops among other activities, has died. The death occurred at 4 pm on April 10 at the congregation’s house in Kochi,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, April 7, 2023: A cine actor in the southern Indian state of Kerala has observed Maundy Thursday differently: he washed the feet of his wife and five children at home. A video posted April 7 on YouTube shows Sijoy Varghese kneeling before his wife andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New York, April 8, 2023: An Indian American who wrote about pioneering American and Indian women in a Bihar town has won a 74-year-old award that salutes media that “affirm the highest values of the human spirit.” Jyoti Thottam, daughter of an Indian nurse settled inContinue Reading
By Felipe Herrera-Espaliat Rome, April 6, 2023: Pope Francis has engaged in conversation ten young people, most far from the Church, answering questions on a host of modern-day issues such as sexual identity, feminism, abortion, migration, abuse, loss of faith, the role of women and more. Pope Francis appears inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, April 6, 2023: The Kerala government has allowed Church groups and NGOs to resume religious and counseling services for prisoners in the jails of the southern Indian state. The government revoked the March 31 order of Kerala Jail Director General of Police Balram Kumar UpadhyayContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, April 5, 2023: A Kerala police circular banning Church groups and NGOs from jails has shocked the Prison Ministry India officials in the state. The Catholic Church has for decades conducted in jails Holy Week rituals and Easter Mass. The March 31 circular from Kerala JailContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Aizawl April 4, 2023: The newly appointed bishop of Mizoram says his main priority is to bring Barak Valley’s diverse ethnic communities together through focused pastoral care and help them work together overcoming all their challenges. “I will visit every parish and in the Barrak Valley andContinue Reading
