By Matters India Reporter Pilar, Dec 20, 2023: Divli folk dance of Goa and Qawwali were performed to communicate the message of Christmas at Sadbhav Christmas – a Christmas celebration with people from different Faith communities, organized by the Society of Pilar, an indigenous congregation. It was held on DecemberContinue Reading
By Midhun J Francis Rome, Dec 19, 2023: The Catholic Church, in its mission to spread the message of Christ, is engaged in a multi-layered process known as inculturation. In the intricate diversity of the Church’s mission, the dynamic interplay of liturgy, synodality, listening, and inculturation emerges as a profoundContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Dec 19, 2023: In cricketing parlance, once five wickets are down, the tail is exposed. The batters have been exhausted and only the bowlers remain, to put up some resistance. After the fall from grace (pun intended) of Cardinal George Alencherry and Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of Ernakulam,Continue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Raghabpur, Dec 19, 2023: The need for encouraging genuine literature and art to withstand the onslaught of Artificial Intelligence (AI)was stressed at the launch of a cultural hub in a West Bengal town. “While humans struggle to find the right word to describe a situation, AI mightContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Dec 19, 2023: When Jesuit Father George Hilarion Thakkur did not respond to my usual “Good Morning” WhatsApp greeting on December 16, I did not find anything amiss. Either he or I would often delay our response for a few hours. But we did greetContinue Reading
By George Pattery Kolkata, Dec 19, 2023: Even as the Major archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church is dethroned on various counts, the sui juris synod is relying on the Rome Visitor to find a way out of the self-made crisis during his second visit! Is the sui juris status getting compromised?Continue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Dec 18, 2023: In a groundbreaking declaration, the Vatican announced December 18 that same-sex couples and others, living in irregular relationships, could seek and receive a blessing. Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernadez, the recently appointed Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine for the Faith announcedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 14, 2023: Bethany Father Mathai Kadavil has been appointed as the new bishop of the Khadki diocese of the Syro-Malankara Church. The appointment was announced in the St Mary’s Cathedral, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram December 12. Earlier, Pope Francis approved the name of the 60-year-old priestContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi. Dec 14, 2023: At least two Christians are attacked in India on a daily basis, the United Christian Forum, an ecumenical group, reported December 14. “It is a matter of fact that our country has been witnessing a sharp increase in targeted violence againstContinue Reading
Brussels, Dec 14, 2023: Salesian Father Pol Feyen was murdered in the Masina district of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Don Bosco Foundation reported on its website. The 82-year-old Flemish clergyman was stabbed to death in his bedroom around midnight on December 12 by oneContinue Reading
