By Varghese Alengaden Indore, April 13, 2022: The Catholic Church in Kerala witnessed a painful event on April 10, the Palm Sunday. Social media groups have circulated video clips of Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in St Mary’s Basilica in Ernakulam (Kochi). Ironically,Continue Reading
Bangalore, April 9: Bishop Emeritus Stephen Athipozhiyil of Alleppey passed away due to cardiac arrest on April 9, at 8.15 pm at St. Sebastian, Visitation Hospital, Arthunkal in Kerala. He was 77. He was born on May18, 1944, in Alleppey. He was ordained priest at Mount Carmel Cathedral, by BishopContinue Reading
On Thursday April 7, the Ministry of Interior announced on its official Facebook page the arrest of a 60-year-old man who stabbed an archpriest to death in Alexandria. Arsanios Wadeed, 56, an archpriest of the Church of the Virgin Mary and Mar Bolous, in the Karmouz district of Alexandria wasContinue Reading
Philadelphia, April 8, 2022: The Daughters of Charity Services has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Mark Choonara. Mark will be the first lay person to lead the charity since its launch in 2012, following Sister Margaret Barrett who served as director of Mission for seven successfulContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ajmer, April 8, 2022: Bishop Pius Thomas D’Souza of Ajmer has declared the first bishop of the northern Indian diocese as a Servant of God, the first stage in the four-phase canonization process in the Catholic Church. Bishop Fortunatus Henry Caumont was the founder of twoContinue Reading
By Johnathan Cilia Valletta, April 8, 2022: A Maltese baby who was able to meet and be blessed by Pope Francis has died just days later. Baby Chayan was just five and a half months old when he died at 7:40 am April 7 after living with a heart condition.Continue Reading
By Ranjit Devraj New Delhi, April 8, 2022: Prospects for India achieving the target of generating 100 gigawatts of solar power in 2022 have waned because of high levels of atmospheric pollution. Atmospheric pollution reduces solar power generation in two main ways: by absorbing and scattering the sun’s rays andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, April 8, 2022: An eastern India Catholic diocese has taken steps to prevent human trafficking, a form of modern slavery. “Odisha is one of the key labor-sending states in India. People who go out for jobs say there is nothing for them to stay inContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, April 7, 2022: April 7 is a significant day. This day is pregnant with meaning: it brings to mind the hate, violence and suffering that has enveloped our world; however, at the same time, it reminds us that all is not lost: the human spirit, despiteContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Indore, April 7, 2022: An NGO that tries to produce responsible citizens from youth has resumed after two years its training programs to develop enlightened leaders. “We started the training after the two-year-gap of Covid pandemic and lockdowns,” says Father Varghese Alengaden, founder director of theContinue Reading
