By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Jan 13, 2024: Syro-Malabar Church Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil on January 13 appointed Bishop Joseph Kollamparampil as the administrator of Shamshabad diocese, a seat he vacated on being elected the head of the Oriental Rite. Bishop Kollamparampil has been serving the Telangana-based diocese as itsContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Jan 13, 2024: Pope Francis on January 13 appointed bishops for five dioceses and an auxiliary for one in four states of India. He also accepted the resignations of three bishops, including Bishop K A William of Mysore who had been asked by the VaticanContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Jan 11, 2023: The election of Bishop Raphael Thattil as the Syro-Malabar Church leader has brought high hopes for its members, especially the Catholics in the troubled Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese. “I am sure he will listen to the sane voices on the controversies concerning the Syro-MalabarContinue Reading
By Hillary Victor Chandigarh, Jan 11, 2024: The Chandigarh administration has issued a show-cause notice to Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity Home for allegedly violating building laws. The administration of the federally-ruled territory has asked the institution in Sector 23 of the city to appear for a personal hearing onContinue Reading
By George Pattery Kolkata, Jan 11, 2023: I wish to congratulate you, not so much for the appointment as Major Archbishop, but for the hope that you would bring to rest at least for a while the intrigues and fights that have been wounding the Syro-Malabar Church and that thereContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, Jan 11, 2023: Yearend perusal of journals and newspapers gives a lot of insight about what went by and what people dream for. There are always the optimists and the pessimists, the romantics and the doomsayers. The world is better than ever One of theContinue Reading
RJ Wang Lama Siliguri, January 10, 2024: Starting on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th January 2024, Radio Salesian launched two new shows named Sunne Katha and Radio Drama on Values in collaboration with villagers and college students. The 40 episode Nepali language serial Sunne Katha is produced locally in theContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Jan 10, 2023: Congratulations to Archbishop Raphael Thattil that began to pour in from 4:30pm on January 10 will go on for weeks and months. Wishes and prayers are certainly in order for the person as well as for the mission that he is entrustedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Jan 10, 2023: Bishop Raphael Thattil of Shamshabad has been elected the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church. This was announced at 4:30 pm on January 10 at a press conference by Archbishop Mathew Moolakatt of Kottayam at the Church’s headquarters in Kakkanad, Kochi, Kerala.Continue Reading
Sr Euginia Laloo Guwahati, January 9, 2024: Lead Academy Bangalore, co-founded by motivational speaker Salesian Fr Vattathara V. M. Thomas and Corporate trainer Mr John Benedict, in collaboration with Don Bosco Institute of Management, Guwahati was inaugurated on January 8, 2024. The first batch of participants include 41 priests, BrothersContinue Reading
