By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Jan 31,2024: Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of Pontifical Academy for Life, has emphasized the role of families and communities in providing palliative care. The 78-year-old Vatican official said this January 30 while addressing the staff and students of Delhi’s Vidyajyoti College of Theology on EthicsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Jan 31, 2024: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI, Latin Rite) has launched a mobile app to serve as a comprehensive platform, offering access to spiritual resources, relevant news and a range of Catholic services in the country. The Catholic Connect App wasContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Jan 30, 2024: The Catholic bishops of India will study the Church’s response to the current sociopolitical situations in the country and challenges of Artificial Intelligence at their 36th biennial plenary meeting starting January 31. Around 175 members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI)Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Jan 28, 2023: Jesuit managed St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru has received the status of ‘Deemed to be University,’, approved by the University Grants Commission and the federal Ministry of Education. “This status gives us several opportunities to further improve the education mission with excellence and commitment,”Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Kochi, Jan 26, 2024: Nuns in a southern Indian archdiocese find themselves caught between a papal order and the local priests and Catholics who defy the pope’s ultimatum on how to celebrate Mass. The situation in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese is “disgusting and frightening,” said Sr. Linet ofContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Jan 26, 2024: Among the key words and adjectives found in the Preamble of Indian Constitution, ‘sovereign’ is a word that is little understood and discussed. Qualifiers such as socialist, secular, democratic, and principles like justice, liberty, equality and fraternity come more easily into ourContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, Jan 25, 2024: Satyapal Malik, the ex-Governor of many states stated that the role of Pulwama and Balakot was very much there in the victory of Modi-BJP in the previous 2019 General elections. He also predicted some other major spectacle may happen before the 2024 elections.Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Jan 24, 2024: Mangaluru’s St. Joseph’s seminary on January 24 became an institute for ecclesiastical higher education. The proclamation of the decree was conducted by Carmelite Father Mathew Attungal, the dean of the faculty of philosophy, Dharmaram College, Bengaluru, in the presence of Bishop Peter PaulContinue Reading
By Joseph Pulinthanath Agartala, Jan 24, 2024: The chief minister and others in Tripura have applauded a Salesian school in a village in the northeastern Indian state after its girls’ band, formed less than a year ago, made history at national level. The Girls Brass Band of St Xavier’s PathaliaghatContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Jan 23, 2024: A news report published in The New Indian Express of January 21 impacted the readers’ conscience. It left them grappling with questions. Questions that demanded convincing answers. It was reported that a couple from Kottayam district in Kerala was considering approaching theContinue Reading
