By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Feb 8, 2023: Archbishop Emeritus Ignatius Paul Pinto of Bangalore, a renowned liturgist who found a middle path to solve the language controversy in the archdiocese, died February 8. He was 98. The death occurred at 1:30 am at the Senior Citizens Home managed by theContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Feb 6, 2023: Government establishes hospitals to ensure proper medical treatments to people below the poverty line without any hindrance. These hospitals aim to provide social service to poor people who cannot afford the expenses of paying the fees of a doctor and medicines. ButContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Feb 4, 2023: Two bishops were appointed and one retired on February 4 in the Indian Catholic Church. Pope Francis appointed Father Wilbert Marwein as the bishop of Nongstoin, a diocese in the northern Indian state of Meghalaya, and Father James Shekhar as the bishopContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Feb 4, 2023: On December 21, 2020, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution – co-sponsored by the United Arab Emirates and Egypt – proclaiming February 4 as the International Day of Human Fraternity, inviting all Member States and international organizations to observe the InternationalContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Feb 4, 2023: Synod, what’s that? Are we suffering from collective amnesia? The next round, the Continental one, is slated for February 24-27. For Asia it will be held in Bangkok, Thailand. If I correctly recall, our Asian bishops had earlier met in Pattaya, Thailand, better knownContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Kozhikode, Feb 3, 2023: Talents are God-given gifts, and nurturing them is a divine job, says Apostolic Carmel Sister Maria Gracia, who was among hundreds of Catholic women religious of different congregations preparing students for the latest version of India’s annual interschool cultural festival, which began inContinue Reading
By Molly Fernandes Sancoale, Feb 2, 2023: February 2 is the World Day of Consecrated Life, instituted by Pope John Paul II in 1997, urging the faithful to pray for the religious. The day is also the feast of the Presentation or Offering of Jesus in the Temple which St.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Feb 2, 2023: Church leaders in Kerala have demanded stringent action against a Muslim who was arrested for allegedly burning a copy of the Bible and uploading its footage on the internet. The Kerala police on January 31 arrested Mohammed Mustafa, a resident of KasargodContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Feb 1, 2023: The whole world knows that Adani’s growth during the past nine years has been unimaginable. His sudden growth has been a “Mystery.” Now this mystery has been unfolded by Hindenburg Research. In Tamil there is a saying: “Pala naal thirudan, oru naalContinue Reading
By Peter Minj Siliguri, Feb 1, 2023 — In contradiction to the overwhelming popular perception, Christianity long preceded the arrival of British colonizers. Christianity is purported to have reached the southern shores of India in 52 A.D. Despite its roots set in India almost two thousand years ago, it isContinue Reading
