By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, Oct 7, 2025: A documentary titled “Mother Teresa – Prophet of Compassion” was screened at the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata on the night of October 7, the congregation’s 75th foundation day. Produced by senior journalist and author Anto Akkara, the 53-minuteContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, Oct 7, 2025: The Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata stood bathed in reverence and quiet joy on October 7 as the congregation founded by Saint Teresa of Calcutta celebrated its 75th Foundation Day. At the platinum jubilee, the international congregation recommittedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jaipur, Oct 7, 2025: More than 2,000 people have protested against the recently passed Rajasthan Religious Conversion Bill, 2025. The protesters, who gathered at Shaheed Smarak (Martyr Memorial) Park in the state capital of Jaipur on October 5, urged the governor not to sign the billContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Siliguri, Oct 6. 2025: Salesian College (Autonomous), with campuses in Sonada and Siliguri, has extended its support to students, faculty, and families affected by the recent landslides that have ravaged the Darjeeling hills and surrounding regions. The landslides—triggered by relentless rainfall—have disrupted life across Darjeeling, Mirik,Continue Reading
By Lalita Roshni Lakra Vaishali, Oct 5, 2025: Around 40 nuns engaged in fighting human trafficking in India spent three days at a Church media institute learning various forms of media that they could use in their mission. The October 3-5 workshop aimed to equip the AMRAT (Asian Movement ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Siliguri, Oct. 5, 2025: Seventeen people have lost their lives in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district after relentless overnight rains triggered landslides and flash floods, severing road connectivity to Sikkim and inundating large swathes of North Bengal. The fatalities were reported from multiple locations. Two others areContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, Oct 5, 2025: The recent brutal and tragic murder of Charlie Kirk—co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, a popular media figure, youth mobilizer, and close ally of Donald Trump—has exposed deep contradictions within Church discourses on politics. Two sharply contrasting views have emerged: oneContinue Reading
By Gerard O’Connell, America Magazine Vatican City, Oct 4, 2025: Pope Leo XIV on October 4 signed his first major document, an apostolic exhortation called “Dilexi te” (“I have loved you”), which will focus on love for the poor. The Vatican said it will be published on October 9, andContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi London, Oct 3, 2025: The Indian Christian Women Movement, an ecumenical group, has applauded the election of a woman as the head of the Church of England. “It is with sisterly joy that we welcome Dame Sarah Mullally to her new post as the new Archbishop ofContinue Reading
By Xavier Tharamel Pune, Oct 3, 2025: The Indian Theological Association (ITA) has elected Sister Evelyn Monteiro, a member of the Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod, as its president, the second woman to head the 49-year-old association. The election took place during the association’s 47th annual meeting at IshvaniContinue Reading
