By Valentina Angelucci Pescara, July 16, 2022: A bar of soap, a roll of toilet paper, a foam pillow, sheets, a plate: that is all that the inmates whom Sister Livia Ciaramella meets own. Looking at her old phone, she says, “Here is a message: a wife who is desperateContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Krishnagar, July 15, 2022: An educationist for almost four decades, Salesian Father Nirmol Vincent Gomes will on July 23 be ordained the bishop of Krishnagar diocese in West Bengal. The uncle of the bishop-elect, Bishop Emeritus Theotonius Gomes of Dhaka will preside over the episcopal ordinationContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, July 14, 2022: Father Stanley Kozhichira, a Limca World Record holder for theatrical production, was on July 14 elected the Asian president of Signis, the global network of Catholic communicators. “My personal thoughts are for working together as a team to build a strong CatholicContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, July 14, 2022: Lucy D’Souza was desperate. She lost her husband to cancer in 2020, and the pandemic took away her job as a housemaid. However, she managed to rebuild her life with what she says is “timely support” from some Catholic nuns. “Today, I makeContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, July 14, 2022: Today Aarey is in danger, tossed and turned by political parties only for their personal greed. They are all set to sell it to builders to develop Mumbai into a concrete jungle. Aarey Forest, or Aarey Milk Colony and Aarey Colony, is aContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 14, 2022: Catholics in India have applauded Pope Francis for nominating three women to the Vatican office that vets bishop appointments. “Pope Francis is no doubt a visionary, who is treading gently to create space for women to become actively engaged in the lifeContinue Reading
Denver Newsroom, Jul 12, 2022: Half of the Chapels of Light at Our Lady of Lourdes shrine in France were destroyed by a fire during the night of July 10–11. The fire was quickly brought under control. “Another hard blow for the Shrine at Lourdes, which didn’t need it,” tweetedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 13, 2022: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on July 13 mourned the death of devotees of a Hindu pilgrimage center. “The CBCI mourns the loss of lives of the devotees and prays for their families left behind. It also prays forContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, July 13, 2022: The picture of a bishop kneeling and kissing the hands of the Missionaries of Charity Sisters (founded by St Mother Teresa of Calcutta) as they were welcomed into his diocese is in circulation. As reported, the MC Sisters were expelled on JulyContinue Reading
Vatican City, July 13, 2022: Pope Francis on July 13 created history by naming a lay woman and two nuns to the Vatican office that vets bishop nominations. The Dicastery for Bishops oversees the work of most of the Church’s 5,300 bishops, who run dioceses around the world. The dicastery’sContinue Reading
