By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 18, 2023: Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Powathil, a former president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India and a leader of the traditionalists in the Syro-Malabar Church, died March 18 in Changanacherry, Kerala. The death occurred at 1:17 pm in Thomas Hospital, Chethipuza, Changanacherry, whereContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 17, 2023: The Supreme Court of India on March 17 dismissed Cardinal George Alencherry’s appeal seeking to quash seven criminal cases against him in connection the controversial sale of church land in the southern Indian state of Kerala. A division bench of theContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Adava, March 16, 2023: A Catholic family in an eastern Indian village says it now lives in fear after a mob attack. Kamila Nayak, the head of the 15-member family in Adava village, told Matters India March 16 that some 100 men and women came to theirContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ariyur, March 17, 2023: The police in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have arrested the leader of a radical Hindu group for his alleged plan to extort money from a Catholic priest by raising sexual allegations. The arrested has been identified as Muthuvel, districtContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 16, 2023: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called for the repeal of anti-conversion laws in force in 12 Indian states. The US federal government entity empowered to monitor and to recommend freedom of religion policies across the worldContinue Reading
By Saji Thomas Bhubaneswar, March 15, 2023: Sister Remya Thomas has become a harbinger of hope for poor jobless youth in Odisha state in eastern India. St. Joseph’s Community College in the state capital of Bhubaneswar, which is managed by her congregation, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Annecy, findsContinue Reading
By Maria Nirmalini Bengaluru, March 15, 2023: It is indeed a joyous occasion to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ papacy and a genuine privilege for me to share a few thoughts on the impact the Holy Father has had on the world in general and on Indian womenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, March 15, 2023: The Kerala High Court has turned down the Kottayam archbishop’s plea seeking a stay of a lower court order that ended the centuries-old practice of endogamy in his Eastern rite Syro-Malabar Church. The Kottayam archdiocese based in the southern Indian state ofContinue Reading
By Rani Punnaserril Bengaluru, March 15, 2023: The national commission for migrants under the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India has devised new ways to reach out to the displaced in a more pastoral way. The commission organized a meeting of its regional secretaries where they received inputs from theContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 15, 2023: Sadhu Ittiyavirah, an itinerant preacher, a spiritual guide, a renowned writer, and a social reformer who had inspired several generations, died March 14 at Kothamangalam in the southern Indian state of Kerala. He would have turned 101 on March 18. The deathContinue Reading
