By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Feb 1, 2023: The first time Sisters Saly Joseph and Roselin Jose met a transgender woman, they were waiting at a bus stand in a southern Indian city. “Sister, can you come and pray for my mother?” the woman, Ranjitha, asked them. Joseph recalled being hesitantContinue Reading
By Hindol Chakraborty Siliguri, Jan 31 2023 — Professor George Thadathil, Principal of Salesian College Sonada / Siliguri for past 23 years and author of several books both in English and Nepali languages has published his philosophy of life in the book entitled : Being A Priest in India :Continue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Jan 27, 2023: Let me shoot from the hip. Efforts for Christian unity, or ecumenism, are imperative, not an optional extra. We have just concluded the Christian Unity Octave that is held annually January 18-25, concluding on the feast of the Conversion of St Paul. The OctaveContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, Jan 27, 2023: In India this Republic Day far-right Hindu narratives have become more mainstream and brazen than the last year. Hindu nationalist narratives dominate the political and mainstream media discourse in India clamping the Constitutional freedom guaranteed to all citizens and in particular to theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Medan, Jan 26, 2023: An Indian origin Jesuit priest is credit for introducing to devotion to the Mother Mary of Vailankanni in the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Father James Bharataputra has been serving the Church in Indonesia for the past 50 years. The 84-year-old priest isContinue Reading
Jan 23, 2023 : A Syrian priest, whose appointment as archbishop was confirmed by Pope Francis on Jan. 7, shared the difficult times he spent being held hostage by the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group and the importance of the “spirit of forgiveness.” In a statement to ACI Prensa, CNA’sContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, January 23, 2023: Cardinal Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, head of the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization, will attend the 34th plenary assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), the national association of the country’s Latin rite prelates. The January 24-25 annual plenary atContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, Jan 23, 2023: In the wake of rising attacks against places of worship, senior religious leaders of Myanmar have appealed for restraint citing international pacts that call for the protection of places of worship, places of learning, and places of healing. In the latest attack,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 20, 2023: A 73-year-old Dominican nun and a 36-year-old diocesan priest have died in tragic accidents at two different parts of India. Father Melvin Abraham Pallithazhathu of Bijnor diocese died January 19 when his vehicle fell into a gorge of 500 feet deepContinue Reading
By Astrid Lobo Gajiwala Bengaluru, Jan 19, 2023: I was privileged to attend an international conference on “Towards a Synodal Church: Moving Forward” in Bengaluru. The January 12-15 conference was organized by Bengaluru’s Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (Pontifical Athenaeum) in collaboration with Chavara Central Secretariat in Kochi, Kerala. I must admitContinue Reading
