By Matters India Correspondent Durg, July 31, 2025 — Two Catholic nuns from Kerala, Sister Preeti Mary and Sister Vandana Francis of the Assisi Sisters of Mary Immaculate, have been held in judicial custody at Durg Central Jail since July 25. Their arrest, along with tribal aide Sukaman Mandavi, hasContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Kolkata, July 21, 2025: The arrest of Sister Preeti Mary and Sister Vandana Francis in Chhattisgarh has triggered a rare moment of bipartisan outrage, with leaders from across India’s political landscape denouncing the charges as fabricated and unconstitutional. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Wayanad MP, led a protest inContinue Reading
By T S Thomas Mangaluru, July 28: A 20-year-old Catholic girl from Mangaluru entered the Golden Book of World Records by performing “Bharatanatyam,” an Indian classical dance, continuously for 170 hours. A student of St. Aloysius College, Remona Evette Pereira, achieved the honor on July 28 after dancing nonstop forContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, July 24, 2925: Leprosy patients and the Catholic nuns who serve them in southern India are upset that a Spanish missionary had to leave the country after her visa was not renewed. Catholic nuns are experiencing increasing hostility and struggling to perform their ministries and continueContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, July 21, 2025: The head of the Syro-Malabar Church on July 21 joined political and social leaders to mourn the death of a towering figure in Kerala politics and India’s most senior Communist party leader. Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan, who was popularly known as VS, diedContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, July 19, 2025: Sister Alphie Kidangen left Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity in 1999 after more than a decade of service to help the poor in their homes. She later founded the Sisters of Compassion, a diocesan congregation. Sister Kidangen has earned recognition from the governmentContinue Reading
By Deborah Castellano Lubov Vatican City, July 19,2025: In the wake of the Israeli strike on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak by phone, with the Pope reaffirming the urgent need to protect places of worship and achieve aContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kattippara, July 19, 2025: Leela Shaji led a life of fear and insecurity for 20 years until a Catholic nun brought her alcoholic husband to the Santhwana De-Addiction Centre in Kerala, southern India. Eight years later, her husband, Shaji Thundassery, credits the Sacred Heart sisters at theContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, July 17, 2025: Vedan, a young Rap singer has become popular in Kerala after his songs titled: “Voice of Voiceless” were released. I listened to many of his songs in Malayalam and Tamil. His words are true and he sings his songs with real energy,Continue Reading
By John Singarayar Mumbai, July 13, 2025: The ubiquitous glow of screens in our homes represents more than technological progress—it signals a fundamental shift in how our children understand reality, truth, and their place in the world. While artificial intelligence offers unprecedented educational opportunities, it also presents spiritual challenges thatContinue Reading
