Vatican City, Oct 6, 2021: At the General Audience on October6, Pope Francis prayed for victims of clerical sexual abuse in France, expressing his sadness and grief at the trauma they have experienced. “This is a moment of shame,” said Pope Francis, commenting on a damning new report detailing hundredsContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Oct 6, 2021: An 8-year-old orphan boy living on a footpath in an Indian town stole a biscuit packet from a small shop. The shopkeeper and the onlookers beat up the boy mercilessly. Later he was sent to a juvenile home where he spent oneContinue Reading
By Celine D’Cunha Rome, Oct. 6, 2021: The 24th general chapter of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco (FMA) elected Sister Chiara Cazzuola as its 11th superior general. The election took place on October 5. Sister Cazzuola will lead the congregation for the next six years. Father Angel Fernandez Artime,Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Oct. 6, 2021: We hear a lot about drugs these days. Media is filled with stories of drug seizures and arrests. Most stories glorify and sensationalize drug trade and attract more youngsters to the dazzling world of substance. They also act as a marketing strategy. PeopleContinue Reading
By Mabel Kaithavelil Rome: Sister Vandana Fernandes, an Indian, has been elected the superior general of the Rome-based Ursulines of Mary Immaculate (UMI) congregation. The election took place October 4 during the congregation’s 66th general chapter now being held at its headquarters. The chapter, animated by Jesuit Father M KContinue Reading
By Nisha Jose Kottayam, Oct. 5, 2021: I am the founder director of Vathil (door) Foundation that promotes mental health and wellness. Our activities include counselling, training and workshops for people from different walks of life. We also offer a diploma program in counselling and psychotherapy in association with SchoolContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Oct. 5, 2021: The Catholic Church in India witnessed a rare event when a cardinal appeared in a court as a witness in a case where a bishop is being tried for allegedly raping a nun. Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, OctoberContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Oct. 4, 2021: Farmer unions associated with the Church on October 4 condemned the killing of their counterparts protesting in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. “We strongly condemn the brutal way the government suppresses protesting farmers,” Joy Kannanchira, the chairman of the “We Farm”Continue Reading
To The Ecclesiastical Heads of the Catholic Church in India 1st October 2021 AN OPEN LETTER ON SYNODALITY Respected Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, Apostolic and Diocesan Administrators, Peace of Christ! A week from now our dearly beloved Pope Francis will solemnly open the proceedings for the 16 th Ordinary General AssemblyContinue Reading
By: Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Urging the faithful of the Archdiocese to pray the Rosary during the month of October dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman appealed “particularly in homes, and religious communities, to pray without fail at least five decades every day.” “It isContinue Reading
