By Matters India Reporter Panaji: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrão of Goa and Daman has urged his people to keep the Word of God close to their heart on daily basis. The archbishop, who is also the president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), was releasing the bookContinue Reading
Lisbon: The official theme song of World Youth Day (WYD) 2023, scheduled to take place in Lisbon, Portugal, was released on Jan 27, exactly two years since the announcement of the city chosen by Pope Francis to host the next world meeting for young people. Titled “Há Pressa no Ar”Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter: Ranchi: Sister Subhashi Kandulna, the eighth superior general of the Ranchi-based Daughters of St Anne, died January 29 due to a cardiac arrest. She was 81. The death occurred at 6 am at St Anne’s Old Age Home at Ulhatu near Ranchi, capital of the easternContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: When I was 12 years old, my cousin sister, a professed woman religious, came visiting us, during her five-day annual leave. I admired her beauty that was enhanced by her white habit. Naturally quiet that was, I spoke to her very little. But I had somethingContinue Reading
Islamabad: The Ministry of Human Rights has launched Pakistan’s first Human Rights Resource Portal in partnership with the European Union. The portal will serve as a central repository of up-to-date and cutting edge knowledge about human rights in Pakistan, enabling users to learn about the rights guaranteed to them throughContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis will meet with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani during his trip to Iraq, a cardinal said on Thursday. Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, told AFP on Jan. 28 that the pope will have a private meeting with the top Shiite cleric inContinue Reading
Panaji: The Goa government has formed a special committee, headed by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, for the timely maintenance and restoration of the 17th century Basilica of Bom Jesus, Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar told the state Legislative Assembly on Jan.28 Kavlekar was responding to a Zero Hour mention madeContinue Reading
Arundel: The Poor Clares of Arundel are using their beautiful voices to provide light in these darker times. The ethereal sound of nuns’ traditional plainchant has resonated with listeners across the globe in 2020, with many in need of a beautiful moment of music amid rather turbulent times. The communityContinue Reading
By Lisa Zengarini London: Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has joined calls for the government of India to release Father Stan Swamy. The 83-year-old Indian Jesuit priest and social activist has been imprisoned since October 9, 2020, on unfounded charges of sedition andContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru: Sudha was a healthy student in southern India. The 16-year-old is no more. She was found hanging in her house in a rural village of Tamil Nadu in May, 2020. She died shortly afterwards at a nearby hospital. Sudha committed suicide, after being forced toContinue Reading
