By Agnes Aineah Nairobi, July 1, 2020: The rest of the world is mourning the passing on of Father Robert (Bob) Astorino who “married media professionalism” for the Church in Asia, founding the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) and serving as its Executive Director for 30 years. ButContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, July 1, 2020: As India celebrated “Doctor’s Day” on July 1, the Archdiocese of Bangalore launched a “short stay home” for doctors and health workers serving Covid hospitals. Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore blessed and opened the pilgrim’s home attached to Infant Jesus Shrine in Viveknagar,Continue Reading
Rome, July 1, 2020: A young Italian computer whiz, who died when he was 15 is one miracle away from becoming the first millennial saint. Carlo Acutis, who used the internet to spread the Roman Catholic message, and is said to have saved a young Brazilian boy from a terribleContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, June 39, 2020: A Jesuit college in Patna, eastern India, has organized an online protest against the death of a father and son in police custody in Tamil Nadu, southern India. Addressing the participants, Congregation of Jesus Sister Cynthia Mathew, an NGO representative at theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 30, 2020: Many faith leaders in the national capital have come together online in solidarity for to pray soldiers who died on the border and victims of the Coronavirus pandemic. John Dayal, a prominent lay leader, in his introduction to the June 29Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, June 30, 2020: While Covid 19 challenges the rest of the world; the people of West Bengal suffer also from the aftermath of Amphan super cyclone. To their help has come the social service wing of the Calcutta Jesuit, ‘Udayani Social Action Forum.’ Along withContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, June 30, 2020: As National Doctors’ Day is being celebrated on July 1, I wish to salute an unheralded, ‘camera-shy,’ ‘publicity-loathing’ doctor friend of mine. We did post-graduation in General Surgery together at Medical College, Kottayam in Kerala in early 1990s. Brilliance in academics helpedContinue Reading
Vatican City, June 30, 2020: The Catholic Press Association (CPA) was founded over one hundred years ago in the United States with the aim of “serving and uniting” it’s members. It has nearly 225 publication members and 600 individual members in the association. But this year, for the first timeContinue Reading
Dhaka, June 30, 2020: At least 30 people have died and a dozen missing after a ferry capsized and sank in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka following a collision with another vessel, rescue officials said. The Morning Bird vessel was hit from behind by another ferry around 9:30 a m localContinue Reading
Vatican City, Jun 30, 2020: Pope Francis has appointed a commissioner to reform the administration of the office responsible for the upkeep of St. Peter’s Basilica, where documents and computers were seized by order of judicial authorities June 30. The decision to appoint a commissioner was made following a reportContinue Reading
