By Matters India Reporter Sobri, Assam, Jan 16, 2022: A three-day convention was organized to help Ranglong, one of the critically endangered tribal communities of northeastern India, to reinvent, rejuvenate and become relevant in modern society. Some 1,000 people attended the January 14-16 convention held at Sobri village near St.Continue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Jan 16, 2022: The Church in the eastern Indian state of Odisha is mourning the death of native priest in the third wave of Covid-19 now on the rise across the country. Father Sushant Kumar Mantri, a member of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales,Continue Reading
Madrid, Jan 16, 2022: Spain’s Catholic Church is to set up local commissions to hear complaints from victims of abuse after holding talks with Pope Francis about allegations over eight decades detailed in a Spanish newspaper. El Pais in December published the results of a three-year investigation it said uncoveredContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, Jan 16, 2022: It is not a good time to be a Catholic. Let alone, being a priest, religious, bishop or even Pope. It is all over and around: abuse cases, financial malpractices, clerical arrogance, and cries of simple sheep left high and dry byContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Jan 16, 2022: Ecumenism, or the promotion of Christian unity, is an integral part of the Synodal journeying together, on which the Catholic Church has embarked under the visionary leadership of our beloved Pope Francis. The Church Unity Octave that is celebrated in the Northern Hemisphere betweenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 15, 2022: The Syro-Malabar Church on January 15 appointed new prelates for its Tellicherry archdiocese and Palghat diocese. The Oriental Catholic Church’s bishops’ synod promoted, with the papal approval, Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Pamplany of Tellicherry as the archdiocese’s new prelate. He replaces ArchbishopContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 15, 2022: A group of Catholic women in India January 15 appealed to authorities in the Church and two women religious congregations to ensure safety and security of the survivor, companions and witnesses in the nun rape case. The appeal from the SistersContinue Reading
Jerusalem, Jan 15, 2022: There are calls for immediate action to be taken to ensure the safety of Christians in Jerusalem following ongoing attacks by radical groups. It comes after the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem accused Zionist extremists of driving believers out of the city through vandalism, violence andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mon, Jan 14, 22: A huge crowd gathered in the bitter cold in Mon, Nagaland, to pay their respects to the 14 civilians killed by the armed forces a month earlier. The speakers at the gathering on January 6 and 7 repeatedly affirmed the need forContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Jan 14, 2022: There was a period when I spent much of my time within concrete walls, engaged in my mission activities. Rarely did I have the opportunity to let my feet touch dust or mud. When I did, I must say that those were momentsContinue Reading
