Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Nov 28, 2021: Salesian Father Dominic Veliath, a Indian theologian of international repute, died November 27 in Bengaluru, southern India. He was 79. Funeral is scheduled for November 29 at Kristu Jyoti Theological College, a Salesian seminary in Bengaluru, where he had served as principal forContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Mirik, Nov. 27, 2021: The only Catholic church in the hill tourist town of Mirik November 27 marked its silver jubilee with the dedication of a life size statue to its pioneer Italian missionary. Salesian Father Luigi Jellici, who started a mission in Sonada in 1963, reachedContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Berhampur, Nov 27, 2021: The Catholic Church in Odisha has celebrated the feast of Mary Queen of the Mission or Candle Feast with great devotion and fervor. The main celebrations November 27 were at Berhampur, known as Odisha’s silk city, where thousands of Marian devotees from variousContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Nov 27, 2021: A Church-supported farmers union has joined their counterparts across India to celebrate the first anniversary of their historic protest against three controversial farm laws. On November 26, the anniversary day, thousands of farmers took out tractor and motor rallies on the outskirts ofContinue Reading
Vatican City, Nov 25, 2021: Titus Brandsma, a Dutch priest journalist, who was killed by the Nazis for protesting anti-Jewish laws, is among those Pope Francis on November 25 approved for canonization. The authorized Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate a seriesContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Kailashahar, Tripura, Nov 25, 2021: The Bombay High Court has permitted the Jesuits to initiate separate proceedings to clear Father Stan Swamy’s name from accusation in the Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad case. The Jesuit Adivasi activist died July 5 under police custody at Holy Family hospital inContinue Reading
By Molly Fernandes Navelim, Nov 25, 2021: The Holy Family of Nazareth Sisters, a Goa-based religious congregation, has celebrated the 128th birth anniversary of its founder, Father Faustino De Souza. “Great were the virtues that adorned the life of our dear founder,” said Sister Liberata Fernandes, the headmistress of PerpetualContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kanpur, Nov 25, 2021: The Indian Catholic Forum, a collective of Catholics in the country, plans to meet next year to seek the Church’s reform and renewal. The February 5-6, 2022, program in Bengaluru, known as the Vatican of India, will stress sharing, praying, listening andContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Sundargarh, Nov 25, 2021: A young Catholic woman from Odisha, who has won a national level speech competition, wants India’s youth to overcome fear and serve the people of the country. “Youth should overcome their fear and speak up for the right causes if they want toContinue Reading
By Saji Thomas Kochi, Nov 24, 2021: After rigorous public charges of foul play and sabotage, Kerala’s High Court in Kochi Nov. 20 overruled a move to transfer the trial judge from the high-profile case against a bishop in the alleged rapes of a nun. Critics said the transfer ofContinue Reading
