Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil Guwahati, July 14, 2019: Guwahati, July 14, 2019: Bishops along with priests and religious from the Syro-Malabar Church working as missionaries in in northeast India have decided to pray for peace and unity in their Mother Church and urge others of the same background to do theContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, July 13, 2019: On July 3, we celebrated the feast of Saint Thomas, the Apostle of India. The first reading of the day was from Jeremiah. “The word of the Lord came to me saying: Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, beforeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, July 12, 2019: The head of the Syro-Malabar Church Cardinal George Alencherry on July 12 asked the faithful in the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese to be wary of ‘divisive’ activities in the Church and urged them not to cooperate or encourage such moves. Under attack by aContinue Reading
By Ashwini Jayashri Thiruvananthapuram, July 12, 2019: I am Ashwini, 23 years old settled in Thiruvananthapuram with my parents, elder brother, twin sister and two dogs. Being a twin has both advantages and disadvantages. But I think I am lucky and blessed to be born a twin. It is anContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, July 11, 2019: Catholics should seek solutions to social issues such as poverty by taking the risk of being good, Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa says in his latest annual pastoral letter. Releasing the latest annual pastoral letter, the archbishop says Catholics should followContinue Reading
Vatican City, July 12, 2019: Pope Francis has mourned the death of Vincent Lambert, a 42-year-old quadriplegic who battled legal issues for years. “Every life is valuable, always,” Pope Francis tweeted after offering prayers for the French man who died July 11, nine days after doctors stopped providing him withContinue Reading
Kolkata, Jul 11=2, 2019: The West Bengal Assembly has adopted resolutions against rise of communalism in the eastern Indian state. One resolution was moved on July 11 by the ruling Trinamul Congress and the other by the Communist Party of India and Congress combine. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserts theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Hyderabad, July 12, 2019: Montfort Social Institute in Hyderabad, India, will host the launch meeting of the newly formed South Asian People’s Action on Climate Crisis (SAPACC), a rainbow coalition of South Asian civil society organizations. The September 18-21 meet on “Keep the Climate, Change theContinue Reading
Reims, July 12, 2019: Vincent Lambert, the severely disabled Frenchman who was at the centre of a legal battle, died on July 11 in Reims, France. In a tweet on Thursday morning, the Pontifical Academy for Life said Lambert’s death was “a defeat for our entire humanity.” Cardinal Robert SarahContinue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad, July 12, 2019: “Amalan, was a man in a hurry!” said our provincial Father Francis Parmar in his moving farewell tribute to you, at the introduction of the Eucharistic celebration at Rosary Cathedral on June 28. Father Parmar went on to cite several examplesContinue Reading
