By Matters India Reporter NEW DELHI, August 24, 2026: The All India Catholic Union, the oldest Catholic laity organization in South and Southeast Asia, has chosen a new leadership team to guide the organization for the next two years as it seeks to expand its grassroots presence and strengthen youthContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, August 24, 2026: According to some theologians, three essential qualities characterise a prophet: courage, compassion and creativity. Prophetic anger in the face of injustice does not arise from hatred; rather, it springs from a deep and agonising empathy for those who suffer. Moses, for example, courageouslyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, August 24, 2026: Christians in the district adjoining the West Bengal state capital of Kolkata held a peace, harmony and prayer rally following attacks, vandalism and other incidents targeting the community. Bangiya Christiya Pariseba (BCP, Bengal Christian Council) organized the rally August 23 following aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, August 21, 2026: A Christian funeral at a cemetery in rural West Bengal was disrupted by a group of individuals church representatives said, prompting complaints to authorities and raising concerns about religious freedom and the right to conduct last rites without interference. The incident tookContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 21, 2026: The All-India Catholic Union (AICU), Asia’s oldest laity-led organization in its 107th year, will confer its prestigious centenary awards on a group of distinguished citizens for their sterling service to the nation on August 22 in New Delhi. The award categoriesContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, August 21, 2026: It is heart-warming that the Catholic Church in India will observe 23 August as ‘Justice Sunday’. The theme is ‘Justice Begins with Us’ (Is 1:17). In a communique dated 22 July 2026, the Chairman of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India’s Office forContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 21, 2026: The All India Catholic Union (AICU) will confer its Special Recognition Award on Elizabeth D. Antony on August 22, honoring her outstanding commitment to community healthcare, preventive health awareness and voluntary service among vulnerable sections of society. Antony, who serves asContinue Reading
By George Kommattam KOZHIKODE, August 20, 2026: The Catholic Church mourns the passing of Father Jacob Ceasarius Nalpathamkalam, a distinguished formator, theologian, missionary, educator and founding leader of his Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) congregation’s St. Thomas Province. He died August 16, at the age of 91. For more thanContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, August 19, 2026: A violent mob attack on Pastor Joy Sutradhar, a veteran Christian leader serving Satgachia in Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal for over two decades, has left his family traumatized and the local community shaken. According to reports, a group of 20–25Continue Reading
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, August 19, 2026: Eight years ago, Sudheesh V. Sreeram fell ill while driving his auto-rickshaw, a three-wheeler taxi, in Kozhikode, a town in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. The doctors advised him to undergo a pacemaker implantation immediately. “I had no savings, even though IContinue Reading
