By Matters India Reporter Rome, Dec 18, 2025: Pope Leo XIV on December 18 endorsed the beatification of 12 people and recognized as venerable three others, including a priest who pioneered the Church’s healthcare apostolate in Kerala, southern India. Monsignor Joseph Panjikaran, who died on November 4, 1949, aged 61,Continue Reading
By Vintu Augustine Bengaluru, Dec. 18, 2025: Bengaluru’s Christ University, in collaboration with the Australian Catholic University has opened the Global STEM Education Centre in its campus in southern India. “The initiative aims to transform STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] education across the Indo-Pacific through research, innovation, and inclusiveContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Alappuzha, Dec 18, 2025: A Catholic bishop in Kerala, southern India, has appealed to his people to walk to their parish churches, observe weekly one-hour cell phone fasts as part of adopting an environmentally responsible lifestyle. “Care for the Earth is a moral and spiritual responsibility,” assertedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ahmedabad, Dec. 17, 2025: The Gujarat government’s decision to take over the administration of the Seventh-day Adventist Higher Secondary School in Maninagar, Ahmedabad, has triggered sharp debate, with the school management moving the High Court against the order. The takeover, announced on December 16, follows aContinue Reading
By Neethu Vijay Karthik London, Dec 17, 2025: For as long as I can remember, I have chased achievement. Exams, quizzes, competitions, rankings. Somewhere along the way, being good stopped feeling sufficient. I needed to be exceptional, or at least visible among the best. I was a rank holder inContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Dungarpur, Dec 16, 2025: A Sunday Mass Dec. 13 held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Bichhiwara village, Dungarpur district, was disrupted when members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bajrang Dal stormed the premises, accusing the parish of forced religious conversions. The incident occurred duringContinue Reading
By Francis P Xavier Madurai, Dec 15, 2025: A two-day seminar in Madurai, southern India, heard Dalit leaders narrating how they braved caste-based oppression and marginalization both in society and the Church. “One should belong to a religion but not to a caste-based religion,” asserted S Lourdunathan, former head ofContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul New York, Dec 15, 2025: When Michael Maliakel steps onto the Broadway stage as Aladdin, it is more than a performance: It is a cultural breakthrough. The son of Indian‑American parents with roots in Kerala, Maliakel brings a resonant baritone and commanding presence to a role longContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Dec 14, 2025: The Press Club of India on December 14 made history by electing the first woman to head the largest and most significant body of journalists in the country. Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, who was until recently the National Affairs Editor of The Wire,Continue Reading
C.M. Paul Geneva, December 10, 2025: Dr. Dominic F. Dixon, Executive Director of the United Nations Association for the Development of Administration and Peace (UNADAP), spoke on religious intolerance and social cohesion at the UN Office in Geneva, marking the 77th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, onContinue Reading
