C.M. Paul GUWAHATI, Oct 31, 2025 — With the rising tide of digital immersion and adolescent stress, educational leaders from across northeastern India gathered on October 30, 2025 at Guwahati, Assam, to reimagine student health as a cornerstone of national progress. The North Eastern Educational Leaders’ Conference, themed “Student Health,Continue Reading
Matters India Reporter Yongon, October 29 2025: In a rare and deeply moving pastoral message, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar (CBCM) has issued a bilingual appeal—English and Burmese—calling for compassion, reconciliation, and peace amid what they term a “polycrisis” engulfing the nation. The message, signed by 22 Bishops includingContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Rome, October 25, 2025 — Rome prepares to welcome Salesian educational leaders from across the globe as the International Conference on “Participatory Models in Salesian Higher Education: Synodal and Salesian Facilitation” that opens on October 27. The five-day event, part of the Jubilee of Education celebrations, isContinue Reading
Mattersindia reporter New Delhi, Oct 25, 2025 –– Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Antony Kattiparambil as the new bishop of Cochin in Kerala. The announcement was made on October 25. Fifty-five-year-old Father Kattiparambil is currently serving as the judicial vicar of the diocese of Cochin. the bishop-elect was bornContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Siliguri, Oct 24, 2025: The Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians, one of the 34 officially recognized groups of the Salesian Family worldwide, celebrated their founder’s day with a solemn Mass in Siliguri, West Bengal. The congregation was founded by Salesian Bishop Stephen Ferrando, on OctoberContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pune, Oct 24, 2025: Celebrated quizmaster, author, and parliamentarian Derek O’Brien was conferred the Pride of the Community Honour 2025 award at a special ceremony held at the Anglo-Indian Bishop’s School, Pune More than 600 members of the Anglo-Indian community attended the October 17 function. TheContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Oct 24, 2025: The following news sent shock waves all over the country: “On September 27, 2025 at least 41 people were killed and around 100 others were injured in a crowd crush during a political rally in Karur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The rallyContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct 23, 2025: The Supreme Court of India on October 17 quashed multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) filed under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021. The FIRs, lodged by third-party complainants affiliated with right-wing Hindu groups, accused Christian educators andContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Bangalore, October 23, 2025 — While most of India lit lamps for Diwali, over a hundred young people gathered at Mount Zion Retreat Centre on the outskirts of Bangalore for a three-day spiritual immersion themed Alive with Christ. The annual Deepavali retreat, now in its 11th consecutiveContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Mumbai, Oct 23, 2025: A few weeks ago, Jesuit Father Hedwig Lewis released his latest book ‘Being Extraordinarily Ordinary’ (30 Strategies for Wholesome Living)! This extraordinary book is compact and concise, direct with no frills attached! It makes for compelling reading, challenging one to live a moreContinue Reading
