Vatican City: The Vatican’s interreligious dialogue council released a statement Friday sending “fraternal good wishes” to Muslims for the month of Ramadan. “We, Christians and Muslims, are called to be bearers of hope, for the present life and for the life to come, and to be witnesses, restorers and buildersContinue Reading
By Lalita Roshni Lakra Ranchi: The Daughters of St Anne, the first women’s congregation in northern India, on April 16 celebrated the 60th death anniversary of their founder Mother Mary Bernadette Prasad Kispotta. Jesuit Archbishop Felix Toppo of Ranchi presided over the Mass concelebrated by his Auxiliary Bishop Theodore MascarenhasContinue Reading
New Delhi: A seer has died from COVID-19 and 80 other holy men have tested positive after attending a vast religious festival where millions of pilgrims have been ignoring Covid-19 advice despite a national surge in infections. The announcement from authorities in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, came as India recorded more thanContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Longding: The Vincentian Congregation has elected Father John Kandathinkara, a missionary priest working in Longding District of Arunachal Pradesh as their new superior general. The 66-year-old priest was elected April 14 during the Kerala-based congregation’s general chapter held at Edappally in Kochi. Father Kandathinkara is currently workingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Karunagappally: The body of a 42-year-old Catholic nun was found April 16 in a well of a convent at Kureepuzha near Karunagappally town in Kollam district of Kerala, report Malayalam news channels. The deceased was identified as Sister Mable Joseph, a member of the Pious WorkersContinue Reading
Kurnool: Huge crowds, squeezed shoulder-to-shoulder with several defaulting on wearing masks, were seen celebrating Ugadi in visuals from Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, at a time when the country is grappling with the deadly second wave of the pandemic. It has been a tradition in Kurnool district’s Kairuppala village toContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: Micky and Goretti Martins with their team of “Amazing Grace mission group” now try to be the mouthpieces of Jesus the risen Lord. For Goretti, sharing the good news was her passion. She in fact had entered a religious congregation. But ill-health forced her to beContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna: A Jesuit college in Patna has organized various events to commemorate the 130th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution. The social awareness committee of St Xavier’s College of Management and Technology on April 14 organised a poster makingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: A Catholic nun wants the Church and society to urgently reach out to poor migrant laborers as India is reeling under the second wave of coronavirus. Migrant laborers “continue to fall on prey to road accident, sickness, starvation and death,” laments Sister Sujata Jena, whoContinue Reading
Kottayam: Even as the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government continues to grapple with the crisis triggered by the resignation of K.T. Jaleel from the Cabinet, the Syro-Malabar church has come up with a demand that the Minorities Welfare Department be handed over to the Chief Minister from the next governmentContinue Reading
