By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Feb 21, 2022: The pioneer of Claretian missions in India died February 21 in Kuravilangad, Kerala. He was 86. Father Joseph Madhavathu was ailing for some time. Father Madhavath’s funeral will be held at 2:30 pm on Feb 22 at Claret Bhavan, Kuravilangad. Father Madhavath wasContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Feb 17, 2022: I remember a true story shared by a religious nun about when she was taking a class on the vow of poverty during an interreligious novitiate formation program in the Philippines. The story goes like this: Once a young boy rang the bellContinue Reading
LiCAS.news Manila, Feb 17, 2022: Filipino Catholics see nothing wrong with couples living together without receiving the sacrament of marriage, showed the result of an online survey done by Church-run Radio Veritas 846. “This nationwide survey reveals that 40 percent would agree that couples should get married first before livingContinue Reading
By Robin Gomes Rome, Feb 17, 2022: India’s Latin-rite bishops are planning a series of events to celebrate the life and holiness of the country’s first layman and martyr who will be officially declared a saint in 3 months’ time. They are holding up the figure of Blessed Devasahayam asContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Eraiyur, Feb 17, 2022: The body of a 25-year-old Catholic nun was found February 17 in a well in the Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, southern India. This is the first reported case of a nun dying in mysterious circumstances in Tamil Nadu. Sister Kausalya RajendrenContinue Reading
By Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil Guwahati, Feb 16, 2022: I have been asked to write a few lines on the Salesian work in Northeast India as they celebrate the centenary of the arrival of their first missionaries to the region in 1922 — a team of 11 of three national origins.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Feb 16, 2022: India celebrates the birth anniversary of Sant Ravidass on February 16 every year. This year, President Ram Nath Kovind wished countrymen on the occasion. In a message posted on Twitter, President Kovind urged the people of the country to contribute towards buildingContinue Reading
Paris, Feb 16, 2022: Four men went on trial February 14 over the murder of an elderly priest who was knifed to death at his altar in a militant attack that rocked France. Father Jacques Hamel was leading morning mass in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray in July 2016 whenContinue Reading
Matter India Reporter Aruvikkara, Feb 16, 2022: Unknown persons become heroes overnight through their self-less service to humanity or their quick action to save someone from danger. One such person is Kiran Shyam, sub inspector of Aruvikkara in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram district. His brave act that saved a person from anContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, Feb 16, 2022: The raging controversy around Hijab is taking disturbing proportions. In Udupi Karnataka Muslim girls alleged that they were denied entry in to the classroom if they wear Hijab. Then we saw the gates of the institute being shut on the hijab wearing girls.Continue Reading
