By Jose Kavi New Delhi, April 30, 2022: Pope Francis on April 30 appointed Salesian Father Nirmol Vincent Gomes as the bishop of Krishnagar, a diocese in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. This was announced at 12 noon in Rome. The diocese was without a bishop after PopeContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, April 30, 2022: Father Anthony Packiam, the parish priest of the Christ the King church under the archdiocese of Madurai in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, started washing the feet of marginalized people decades before Pope Francis decreed that women’s feet could be washedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 29, 2022: Men and women have reacted differently to a retired judge’ remarks that rape cases end in low convictions because women misuse the laws. While men welcomed the remarks as “a bold statement” women found them shocking and traditional attitudes of viewingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, April 29, 2022: The debilitating impact of the pandemic on the marginalized was the focus of the annual meeting of Indian Catholic theologians. The Indian Theological Association met April 26-29 at the National Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical Centre in Bengaluru, southern India, to address theContinue Reading
Vatican City, April 29, 2022: Pope Francis on April 29 said changes to an advisory body on preventing sexual abuse represented a fresh start in the fight against pedophile priests but conceded “much remains to be done”. The Pope in March moved the Commission for the Protection of Minors intoContinue Reading
Hyderabad: Medak Diocese Bishop Reverend AC Soloman said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was safeguarding the secular fabric in Telangana by according equal importance to all communities. The Medak Diocese Bishop along with MLC Rajeshwar Rao laid the foundation stone for a new church coming up at the new StateContinue Reading
By Sophie Drew A French nun has been named the oldest known person in the world after battling Covid. Born a decade before the start of the First World War, Sister Andre celebrated her 118th birthday in February, just over a year after contracting the coronavirus. Living in a careContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, April 28, 2022: Journalists across India have mourned the sudden death of a senior colleague, who reported interfaith matters. Shyamal Baran Roy, a disciple of the Ramakrishna Math who attended Mother Teresa’s canonization in Rome in 2016, died April 27 in Kolkata, eastern India. HeContinue Reading
By Joe Palathunkal Namkum, April 28, 2022: Joe Palathunkal, editor of livingfaith.in, on April 23 visited Bagaicha, near Ranchi, where Jesuit Stan Swamy lived until October 8, 1920, when he was arrested by the National Investigation Agency for having alleged Maoist links. Father Swamy died on July 5, 2021, inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 27, 2022: An Indian has won a prestigious international award for outstanding journalists who dedicate their lives to create a better world. Sukanya Shanta, a senior assistant editor at TheWire.in, an Indian news portal, has been selected for this year’s Fetisov Journalism AwardContinue Reading
