By Molly Fernandes Dubai, Sept 2, 2024 — A five-day program is underway in Dubai that aims to help Church people to better serve marginalized communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. As many as 27 women and 33 men belonging to 34 congregations and dioceses from 28 countries areContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Sept 2, 2024: Whenever I have conducted training for schoolteachers, one question bothered my mind: “When does a teacher really teach?” Last week, I read an inspirational story that gives a meaningful answer to the above question. This may be considered a relevant message onContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Siliguri: Sept. 1, 2024: An Indian priest has been appointed the global head of the Rome-based Salesian higher education institutions. A communication from Father Stefano Martoglio, the vicar of Salesian rector major, to the Kolkata provincial has announced the appointment of Father George Abraham Thadathil, formerContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Guwahati, Aug 29, 2024: The Catholic Church in northeastern India set the preparation for the Jubilee Year 2025 in motion by revisiting ‘Ecclesia in Asia,’ an apostolic exhortation issued by Saint Pope John Paul II in 1999. This was done at the three-day annual regional pastoral conferenceContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Aug 27, 2024: As India is witnessing an upsurge of sexual abuses, we tend to think that we need to protect girls. Continuous advice is given to parents: “Protect your daughters.” In fact, this advice is not debated. But a spontaneous question arises: “Is itContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Aug 22, 2024: Father Joseph Kizhakkekara, former Salesian provincial of Calcutta and Delhi who worked among young people, died of cardiac arrest August 22 in New Delhi. He was 87. A message from Salesian Delhi provincial Father Davis Maniparamben says the death occurred atContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Karachi, Aug 21, 2024: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has awarded Cardinal Joseph Coutts, Archbishop emeritus of Karachi who was born in India’s Amritsar, on the country’s 78th Independence Day. The 79-year-old cardinal is among 104 people awarded for their contributions to the nation, licas.news reportedContinue Reading
By Pritha Roy Siliguri, August 20, 2024: Salesian College Autonomous Siliguri Department of Mass Communication and Journalism celebrated its 10th Anniversary and World Photography Day on August 19 with photography workshop, short film, stop motion, and photo story competitions. The five hour event began with the Decennial theme song “WeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Aug 15, 2024: Pope Francis on August 15 appointed Monsignor Dennis Kuruppassery as the auxiliary bishop of Kannur that covers Kerala’s northern districts of Kannur and Kasaragod. The 57-year-old priest is currently the counsellor at the Nunciature in Malta, says a press release issuedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mulleri, Aug 15, 2024: Gloom has spread over the archdiocese of Tellicherry in Kerala after one of its young priests died of electrocution on August 15. Father Mathew (Shince) Kudilil was dismantling a pole erected to hoist the national flag in the morning as part ofContinue Reading
