Chattanooga, Tennessee, July 16, 2020: A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was attacked at a parish in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the third reported incident against a statue of Mary occurring in the same weekend. “What a strange time [we live in],” Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville tweeted on July 13.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, July 16, 2020: The 33rd plenary of the Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CCBI), which was scheduled to take place early next year in Odisha, has been postponed because of Covid-19 pandemic. The bi-annual CCBI assembly of Latin Rite bishops was supposed to takeContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, July 16, 2020: The Claretian congregation on July 16 marked the 50th year of their presence in India by launching “Mother’s Meal,” a unique program to feed families on the peripheries. “Mother is full of love and that love is expressed through sharing and giving,” observedContinue Reading
By Christopher Wells Lourdes, July 15, 2020: The Marian Shrine at Lourdes will host the first online world pilgrimage on July 16, the anniversary of the final apparition to St Bernadette Soubirous more than 150 years ago. In 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a young French girl, BernadetteContinue Reading
Kochi, July 15, 2020: A former Catholic priest, currently in jail for impregnating a minor girl three years ago, has moved the Kerala High Court seeking suspension of his sentence for two months to enable him to marry the “victim,” who has now attained the legal age for marriage. WhenContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, July 15, 2020: In what is perhaps the first case of starvation death during the lockdown in Odisha, a 46-year-old tribal woman died after going without food for three days, a group of food activists said. Dukhi Jani, a resident of Kaliamba village in Odisha’s NayagarhContinue Reading
Hyderabad, July 14, 2020: The Federation of Telugu Churches (FTC) has requested the state government to build a church on the new Telangana Secretariat premises. Following damage to two mosques and a temple during the construction of the complex, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao promised to rebuild them. Claiming thatContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 15, 2020: As well known incarcerated poet Varavara Roa was moved to JJ Hospital due to his deteriorating health conditions, an open statement by youth poets of India have expressed solidarity with the poet and demanded his immediate release. The letter is a public statement titled “Don’tContinue Reading
by Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, July 15, 2020: Bishop Alwyn Barreto of Sindhudurg July 10 brought aid to the poor tribal residents of Beradki, a village in the state of Maharashtra, through the Sindhudurg Diocesan Development Society (SDDS), the diocese’s social wing, with help from the St Joseph’s Community, Foymount (Canada).Continue Reading
Vatican City, July 14, 2020: An Italian laywoman, who was once believed to be demonically possessed, is among five whose sainthood causes were advanced by Pope Francis. In a meeting July 10 with Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, the Pope recognized a miracle attributedContinue Reading
