By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Sept 26, 2025: I read with interest a report published in Matters India on September 20, 2025 with the headline: “Calcutta archbishop retires: to assist parish.” The report mentions: “Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Thomas D’Souza from the pastoral governance ofContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kozhikode: Sept 23, 2025: Thousands of faithful, priests, and nuns on September 22 bid farewell to Archbishop Emeritus Jacob Thoomkuzhy of Trichur. The 94-year-old archbishop was laid to rest in the main chapel of the congregation he founded – the Society of Kristu Dasis – at KottoooliContinue Reading
By Elvis Fernandes Pilar, Sept 22, 2025: Sadbhav Mahotsav (Harmony Festival), an annual harvest festival in Goa, was celebrated focusing harmony, brotherhood, and community. The September 20 event at St. Lawrence High School Hall in Agassaim brought together students, farmers, villagers, and dignitaries to celebrate agriculture, sustainability, and interfaith harmony.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pune, Sept 21, 2025: The Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA), one of the oldest Catholic media organizations in the country, on September 21 elected Capuchin Father Suresh Mathew, former editor of Indian Currents, as its president. The election took place during the association’s annual general bodyContinue Reading
By Allen Brooks Guwahati, Sept 21, 2025: Thousands came to the streets of Guwahati on September 21 to accompany the flower-draped hearse carrying the mortal remains of Zubeen Garg, Assam’s legendary singer and cultural icon. Garg died at 2:30 pm on September 19 at Singapore General Hospital, following breathing complicationsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, Sept. 20, 2025: Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Thomas D’Souza from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Calcutta, effective September 20. With this, Coadjutor Archbishop Elias Frank has automatically succeeded him as the tenth archbishop of the archdiocese, based inContinue Reading
By Nayana Mena North Carolina, Sept 20, 2025: Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James, best known for co-writing “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” has died in a plane crash in North Carolina. He was 57. James was one of three people killed when a small private plane crashed near Macon County Airport inContinue Reading
By Stephen Alathara New Delhi, Sept.20, 2025: Pope Leo has confirmed Lazarus Devasahayam, an 18th century Indian saint, as the patron of the laity in the country, the Latin bishops’ conference announced on September 20. The July 16 confirmation came through the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline ofContinue Reading
By Fr. C.M. Paul Siliguri, Sept. 19, 2025 — “I married for love, not for religion. But now, I’m treated like a criminal.” These were the words of Ayesha (name changed), a 24-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh whose interfaith marriage triggered police scrutiny under the state’s anti-conversion law. Her husband,Continue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Sept 17, 2025: Emeritus Archbishop Jacob Thoomkuzhy of Trichur, former vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, founder of the Society of Khristudasis (Handmaids of Christ) congregation and founder chairman of Jeevan TV, has died. The death occurred at 2:50 pm on SeptemberContinue Reading
