By Matters India Report Kathmandu, Jan 15, 2023: Jesuit Father Casper J Miller, the oldest missionary who brought Christianity to Nepal’s Tamang tribals and taught hundreds of Nepali students, died on January 15 at Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, capital of Nepal. He was 90. A message from the Nepal Jesuit SocietyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, Jan 10, 2023: Leaders of various Christian denominations in Odisha have held a historical conclave to discuss the present and future of their community in the eastern Indian state. The January 7 conclave at Hindustan Hotel International in the state capital of Bhubaneswar was theContinue Reading
By Lalita Roshni Lakra New Delhi, Jan 10, 2023: A Jesuit priest died January 10 in a road accident in central India a little over two months after his priestly ordination. Father Arun Bara died around 4 pm when his motorcycle was hit by a truck near Bandarchua village nearContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Jan 9, 2023: The president of Hockey India Padma Shri Dilip Tirkey has applauded the Jesuits of Jamshedpur province for reaching out to places where no one dared to go. “The Jesuits dared forests and mountains and faced all odds in doing God’s mission and shapingContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mysore, Jan 9, 2023: Archbishop Emeritus Bernard Moras taken over as the apostolic administrator of Mysore diocese after its bishop was “asked to go for leave” by the Vatican. According to a press release by the Public Relations Officer of the diocese, Archbishop Moras took charge JanuaryContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Nagrakata, January 8, 2023 : A tea garden parish in the Dooars area of Jalpaiguri district of North Bengal inaugurated 100 years celebration of founding of Catholic community at Champaguri, near Naya Sylee Tea Garden near Nagrakata on 8th January 2023. Bishop Clement Tirkey of Jalpaiguri presided overContinue Reading
M.K.George S.J. To be honest, I have never been an admirer of Pope Benedict XVI. In fact, I must say, given the experience of him as the head of Vatican’s influential Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), I have had some strong prejudices. However, having been around duringContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Rome, January 6, 2023 —- Marking 75th anniversary of the murder of the apostle of peace Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a new book by Indian author from Rome explores 19th century Italian priest educationist in a new perspective as peace-builder. Nathuram Vinayak Godse a Hindu nationalist from Maharashtra shotContinue Reading
Vatican City, Jan 5, 2023 –– Cardinal Joseph Zen attended the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Jan. 5 morning after Hong Kong authorities temporarily released his passport for five days to allow him to travel to Rome. The 90-year-old cardinal from Hong Kong arrived in St. Peter’s SquareContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter New Delhi, January 5, 2023: Police arrested 10 persons in connection with the vandalism in a Catholic Church and subsequent violence in Chhattisgarh state in Central India. The police tightened security in and around the violence hit Sacred Heart Church in the heart of Narayanpur district headquartersContinue Reading
