By Matters India Reporter VATICAN CITY September 1, 2026: The office bearers of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Aug. 28, holding a cordial 45‑minute discussion on the life, mission and pastoral concerns of the Latin Catholic Church in India.Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Kottayam: August 31, 2026: A pioneering Church-based addiction recovery center in Kerala, celebrated its Ruby jubilee by bringing together the founders and hundreds of recovering persons in Kottayam on August 29. Total Response to Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TRADA) is an organ of the All Kerala JointContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter BARUIPUR, India August 31, 2026: In the spirit of Lumen Gentium, the Second Vatican Council document affirming the Church as the People of God, two back-to-back seminars celebrated the life and principles of St. Devasahayam, Patron of the laity in India. The gatherings underscored Pope Francis’Continue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, August 31, 2026: I am Malala: I was born on 12 July 1997 as Malala Yousafzai in the Swat District of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. My family was lower–middle class. It was certainly not easy to make both ends meet. My father was an educationistContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Mirga, August 30, 2026: As part of the Basic Ecclesial Community (BEC) training of the Catholic Diocese of Asansol, I had the opportunity to spend a day with BEC leaders and some clergy reflecting on the present challenges faced by Christians in West Bengal, particularly the growingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter NEW DELHI, August 29, 2026: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) expressed deep sorrow and solidarity with the people of Nepal following a devastating Glacial Lake Outburst Flood that caused deaths, injuries, displacement and widespread destruction of homes, livelihoods and infrastructure. CBCI President Cardinal PoolaContinue Reading
By Natters India Reporter NEW DELHI, August 27, 2026: The Synod of the Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church has canonically elected Father Thomas Animoottil, 64, as auxiliary bishop of the Archeparchy of Kottayam, with the prior assent of Pope Leo XIV, according to Catholic Connect. The appointment was made public AugustContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, August 28, 2026:In pre-colonial India broad Hindu society was ruled by the laws of manusmiriti (MS) where caste and gender hierarchy was the core of its values. During the colonial period when education, transport and modern administration took roots, the germs of democracy started taking roots.Continue Reading
By I.P. Sarto Burdwan, August 25, 2026: Catholic dioceses in the Bengal and Sikkim region will establish Migrant Resource Centers across their jurisdictions to assist migrant workers with legal protections, government benefits and emergency support, participants decided at a regional workshop. About 50 participants from eight dioceses unanimously agreed toContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, August 25, 2026: Two reports, hidden in the inner recesses of the newspapers, caught my attention. The first was on 14th August, the eve of Independence Day, in the Hindustan (Hindi) paper. The second was just 9 days later on 23rd August in the Hindustan Times (English).Continue Reading
