By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, March 27, 2024: Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli on March 26 joined prelates from the Latin and Syro-Malabar Churches to celebrate Chrism Mass at New Delhi’s Sacred Heart Cathedral. Archbishop Anil Couto was the main celebrant of the religious service that is held during theContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, March 27, 2024: A chapel community in Panaji has organized the Way of the Cross for the homebound sick and elderly people in the capital of Goa. The March 25 program by St Sebastian’s Chapel community at Fontainhas resonated with the Synod call to reach outContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, March 26, 2024: The main church of the archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly opened March 26 after being closed for 486 days because of a liturgical dispute. On the orders of the Ernakulam Munsiff Court, Father Varghese Manavalan, administrator of St Mary’s Basilica opened the archdiocese’s cathedralContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, March 26, 2024: A Catholic church in Kerala was recently transformed into a makeshift hospital to help elderly and bedridden people participate in religious services during the Lent. The St Joseph’ Church parish in North Chalakudy under the Irinjalakuda diocese on March 15 brought toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 26, 2024: The Press Club of India on March 26 condemned the assault on photojournalists by the Delhi police. “Any form of assault on journalists and photojournalists is totally unacceptable,” asserts a statement issued by the Press Club of India president Gautam LahiriContinue Reading
By John Singarayar Mumbai, March 25, 2024: In the diverse tapestry of India, where cultures intertwine, religions coexist, and traditions thrive, the Christian Mission stands at a crossroads. It is a crossroads marked by challenges, where persecution, political complexities, and societal pressures converge to test the resilience of faith andContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Bandra, March 22, 2024: The Daughters of St Paul on March 22 concluded their 36-day program of spreading the message of Lent through Mother Mary’s perspective. “During lent we wanted to communicate the love of Jesus. Nothing else can demonstrate God’s love more powerfully than the crossContinue Reading
By Stan Alla New Delhi, March 23, 2024: The Lithuanian Embassy in New Delhi on March 22 organized a function to recall the services of a Jesuit priest who worked more than six decades among the poor in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Jesuit Father Donatas Slapsys, born inContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, March 20, 2024: This is an alarmist headline. It is meant to be. It is inspired in part by the novel “Dogs of War” written 70 years ago by Fredrick Forsythe. But this article is not fiction, for truth is stranger than fiction. Polytheist religions have GodsContinue Reading
By Francis Sunil Rosario Ranchi, March 20, 2024: More than 10,000 people turned up for the installation of the seventh archbishop of Ranchi, the mother diocese of India’s tribal Church. Jesuit Archbishop Felix Toppo, who retired as the Ranchi archbishop, on March 19 installed Archbishop Vincent Aind in the presenceContinue Reading
