Panaji: The Archaeological Survey of India has begun the restore the four-century old silver casket that houses the relics of Saint Francis Xavier at the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa. The casket, which was last tended to in 1698, has been braving the elements within the basilica, which isContinue Reading
Vatican City: Christmas at the Vatican will be a little different this year — and in keeping with the times, Pope Francis has eschewed a traditional gift for something a bit more practical. Rather than a bottle of sparkling wine and the traditional Italian holiday cake panettone, the pope’s ChristmasContinue Reading
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s intervention led to Pakistan escaping sanctions for lack of religious freedom and India stopped from being listed on a Special Watch List, said US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Samuel Brownback. “There were several recommendations that the Secretary [Pomoeo] did not follow,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru: Pope Francis on November 9 accepted the resignation of Jesuit Archbishop William D’Souza of Patna. This led to the automatic elevation of Coadjutor Archbishop Sebastian Kallupura as Patna’s metropolitan archbishop. This was made public at 4:30 pm in India, says a press release from theContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on December 8 proclaimed a “Year of Saint Joseph” to mark the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. The year will last from December 8 this year to December 8, 2021. In a new Apostolic Letter entitled PatrisContinue Reading
By S. Anandan Kochi: Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, says India is going through a period of transformation in the democratic practice and the balance of power between major political fronts, essential to a democracy, has been lost. But he is sanguine about pluralistic forces asserting themselvesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji: The Catholic Charismatic renewal Television, or CCR TV, has completed three years of proclamation of God’s Love. “This is what the Lord wants us to be in this challenging world of ours,” says Robin Francis D’Souza, the television’s CEO. The CCR TV Channel was inauguratedContinue Reading
New Delhi: Federal Home Minister Amit Shah’s meeting with protesting farmers on November 8 failed to find a solution as both sides remaining firm on their positions. The farmers refused to accept the government’s offer of amendment in the laws, sticking to their demand for a complete scrapping. There areContinue Reading
By Jose Murickan Mysuru: The Norbertines across the world have launched yearlong programs to celebrate the 900 years of the foundation of the fifth oldest surviving Catholic religious congregation. The order’s current abbot general Father Jose Wouters on December 3 performed the main function of the jubilee year — openingContinue Reading
New Delhi: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Dushyant Dave has termed the federal government’s farm laws “unconstitutional and illegal” and offered his services as a lawyer free of cost to the agitating farmers if they wish to challenge them in court. The farmers are protesting against the Farmers (EmpowermentContinue Reading
