By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, March 30, 2026: It is Palm Sunday once again! The year 2026! There are a whole range of sentiments and reflections that overwhelm me, as I pray over the meaning and significance of the day! Was that first Palm Sunday a once-and-for-all? A triumphant entry intoContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, March 27, 2026: Hundreds of Catholics from St. Antony’s Forane Church in Kozhikode walked 33 kilometers across the city visiting 14 churches in a powerful overnight Way of the Cross pilgrimage for unity and renewal. Carrying crosses and rosaries, parishioners from the church in Paroppady localityContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kannur, March 28, 2026: Kannur Diocese in Kerala has distributed hearing aids, wheelchairs, and other assistive devices to persons with disabilities from poor families as part of its programs to promote dignity, inclusion, and community empowerment. The March 27 distribution program was organized by Kannur Association forContinue Reading
By C. M. Paul DARJEELING, March 28, 2026: In the villages of Margaret’s Hope Tea Estate, elders whisper a refrain that has become common: “There are no young people in the village.” At funerals, festivals and community works, the absence of youth is stark. Meanwhile, across the Darjeeling hills, womenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter BENGALURU, March 28, 2026: The Archbishop of Bangalore has issued clarifications on several debated issues within the local church, including priestly formation, episcopal appointments and the language of worship, stressing that decisions rest with the Holy See and not on regional or cultural considerations. “As certainContinue Reading
By C. M. Paul Darjeeling, March 27, 2026: In Darjeeling’s misty tea gardens, where generations of workers once lived in silence and struggle, two missionary traditions — Jesuit and Salesian — quietly brewed a different harvest: hope. At Singla Tea Estate, Jesuit Father K. L. George remembers parents who onceContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter NEW DELHI, March 27, 2026: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India on March 27 criticized a proposed amendment to India’s foreign funding law, warning it is “dangerous and alarming in its implications” and could be misused by authorities. In a statement, the bishops’ body said theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 26, 2026: The Church in northeastern India has gone into a shock after one of its priests was found dead on a railway track two days after he went missing from a train. The Railway Protection Force found Father Joseph Mulen’s body onContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Cuttack, March 26, 2026 — In a world where career security often defines success, a Catholic police officer in eastern India has taken an uncommon path, leaving behind a respected post to dedicate his life to preaching the Gospel. Upendra Nayak, a former deputy superintendent of policeContinue Reading
By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ 24 March, is celebrated as the Feast of St Oscar Romero. It was on this day in 1980 that he was gunned down while celebrating the Eucharist in his native El Salvador. He was a fiercely outspoken critic of his government, the military and theContinue Reading
