By Mathai Kadavil Kottayam, Jan 23, 2022: Father Joshua Edakadambil, an Indian Catholic priest serving in Ethiopia as a missionary was kidnapped by rebel soldiers but released him in 24 hours. The member of the Order of the Imitation of Christ, or Bethany Ashram, has been working in the ApostolicContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 23, 2022: The Indian Christian Women Movement, an ecumenical group, has issued an open letter addressed to the leaders of various Churchesin the country. The text: We, as women of the Churches, waited for the verdict impatiently, we were so sure that the accused will be indicted.Continue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Jan 23, 2022: The Delhi chapter of the Indian Christian Women’s Movement (ICWM) has demanded immediate reinstatement of the rape survivor nun in her congregation. The movement, representing women from various Christian denominations across the country, on January 22 met Archbishop Anil J Couto ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kanpur, Jan 23, 2022: Sister Nathalie Becquart, the Under Secretary of the Synod in Rome expressed appreciation for the ecumenical initiative of St Patrick’s Church, Kanpur. In her message, the member of the Congregation of Xavieres said,” I wish you a fruitful spiritual experience of beingContinue Reading
By George Karuvelil Patna, Jan 22, 2022: 72 years ago we declared ourselves a secular republic. And our secularism is in serious trouble today. Some gloat over it; others bemoan it. But what brought it to its deathbed? No, the ills of Indian secularism did not begin with Narendra ModiContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, Jan 22, 2022: Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar on January 22 ordained a Fransalian priest from Odisha’s Kandhamal along with two other deacons. The ordination of Rajat Kumar Digal and two other deacons took place in St. Vincent’s Pro-Cathedral in Bhubaneswar, capital of the eastern IndianContinue Reading
By Matters India Report New Delhi, Jan 22, 2022: An Indian Catholic priest serving Ethiopia as a missionary was released January 22, a day after an armed gang kidnapped him, according to information reaching the Indian capital. Father Joshua Edakadambil of the Order of the Imitation of Christ, or BethanyContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Jan 22, 2022: For the people of El Salvador, January 22 will be more than just a red-letter day. Three of their sons, Jesuit Father Rutilio Grande and his two lay associates — 72-year-old Manuel Solorzano and 15-year-old Nelson Rutilio Lemus (and Italian Franciscan missionary FatherContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thanjavur, Jan 21, 2022: A Catholic nun was arrested in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu after a 17-year-old girl died by suicide. The girl took poison January 9 at her hostel at Michaelpatti in Thanjavur district, and died 10 days later. Sister Sahaya Mary,Continue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Jan 21, 2022: The head of India’s more than 125,000 Catholic religious has urged Cardinal Oswald Gracias to reach out to the survivor nun and her supporters in the recently concluded rape case. “While these are issues that require lengthy discussions and procedure, we wouldContinue Reading
