By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy New Delhi, Dec 6, 2025: On October 29, more than 50,0000 people of different religions thronged a parish in Kerala. What drew them to St John the Baptist Church in Nedumkunnam, a parish under Changanacherry archdiocese, was a unique offering, or nercha, served on its annual feastContinue Reading
By Allen Brooks Udalguri, Dec 7, 2025: The Christians of Udalguri, a town in Assam, on December 6 transcended denominational boundaries to unite for a day of service, worship, and vibrant celebration. The day began with a special cleanliness drive. The participants swept streets, picked up litter, and meticulously preparedContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Kochi, December 5, 2025 — In the crowded lanes of Perumbavoor and the quiet shelter of Palluruthy, migrant workers from Odisha, Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Jharkhand shared stories of hardship and resilience with a visiting Don Bosco for Migrants (DB4M) team. Their voices — of mothers,Continue Reading
Matters India Reporter Kolkata, December 5, 2025 — Turning a routine press meet into a moment of dialogue, Bishop George Palliparambil of Miao surprised journalists at the Great Pilgrimage of Hope by inviting them to set priorities for World Youth Day 2027 and the Great Jubilee of 2033. The session,Continue Reading
Matters India Reporter Kolkata, December 5, 2025 — At the Great Pilgrimage of Hope held in Penang, Malaysia last week (28 November), Cardinal Charles Maung Bo urged Catholics to rediscover joy as the heart of evangelization. “Smile is the start of evangelization,” he told hundreds of pilgrims, linking joy toContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Bengaluru, Dec. 4, 2025: The International Young Catholic Students (IYCS) marked fifty years of Asian coordination with a week-long exchange in Bengaluru, bringing together chaplains, animators, alumni, and student leaders from seven countries. The YCS movement traces its roots to the aftermath of the Second World War.Continue Reading
By Christopher Wells Vatican City, Dec 4, 2025: Pope Leo XIV on December 4 suppressed the Commission for Donations to the Holy See that his predecessor set up ten months ago. The decision was taken after consultations with the Council for the Economy and other experts. The suppression was announcedContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Dec 4, 2025: Mass was offered in St Mary’s Basilica Cathedral in Ernakulam that was closed for religious service for more than 1,100 days. The daily Mass resumed from December 1 following instructions from the episcopal vicar of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese, Archbishop Joseph Pamplany, and aContinue Reading
By Kurvilla Pandikatt Pune, Dec 4, 2025: The release of a book on Father Francis X D’Sa has brought fresh attention to one of the most influential Jesuit thinkers in Asia. The volume, “Inhabiting the Christian–Hindu Threshold: Francis X. D’Sa in Dialogical Hermeneutics, was published jointly by Pune’s Jnana DeepaContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, Dec 3, 2025: A recent report from Kerala left me deeply unsettled. A Bengali migrant worker—after finishing his shift—was summoned in the late evening to dig a deep pit. He obeyed, assuming the task was urgent. What followed left him devastated: buckets of unused foodContinue Reading
