By Sameer Yasir and Kai Schultz Rawalpora, June 7, 2019: — Mohammad Ishaq Lone got a call from the Indian Army one February night, ordering him to meet soldiers at an outpost near his house in Kashmir. It was only after he was hauled off to a brightly lit room,Continue Reading
KOCHI, July 6: The first permanent Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church after the reinstatement of Cardinal Mar George Alencherry as the administrative Archbishop of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese was in Kochi on July 5. The Synod session, convened at the headquarters of the Church, St Thomas Mount, Kakkanad, which began atContinue Reading
VATICAN CITY, July 6 – The late Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a charismatic figure of U.S. Roman Catholicism in the 20th century and a pioneer in using media for religious purposes, is one step closer to sainthood. A Vatican statement on July 6 said the pope had approved a decree recognisingContinue Reading
ROME, July 6, 2019 — In an unexpected and what some in Rome are viewing as an ominous gesture, Pope Francis has given away relics of St. Peter the Apostle to an Orthodox patriarch. Following a solemn Mass on June 29, the liturgical feast of the Apostles Sts. Peter andContinue Reading
By : Matters India Reporter Thalipparamba, July 6, 2019: A Catholic nun has died and another nun was injured on July 5 in a road accident in Kerala. Sister Regina Maria, a member of the St Joseph’s province of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, was on her way to church when sheContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, July 6, 2019: Some people unexpectedly enter our hearts and remain there forever. They touch us through their words, smiles and actions. Through them, we experience God’s merciful, liberating, and transforming love. During the past one year, four such people have left this world, leaving deepContinue Reading
By Robin Gomes Rome, July 5, 2019: Pope Francis has appointed a Sri Lankan as the secretary of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID). Monsignor Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage, currently the under-secretary of the council, is a priest of the Diocese of Badulla, Sri Lanka. Monsignor Indunil wasContinue Reading
Kochi, July 4: The permanent synod of the Syro-Malabar Church will meet here on Friday, July 5 to discuss the repercussions of the open revolt by around 250 priests against the reinstatement of Cardinal George Alencherry as the head of the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese. Jacob Manathodath, who was appointed as ApostolicContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, July 4, 2019: Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, has called for peace and composure among priests and faithful as the rift between him and a section of priests in Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese widened. “All members of the Church are united with the powerContinue Reading
By Charlotta Smeds Rome, July 4, 2019: The first question you ask yourself when you meet her is: how can this woman, who has survived so many terrible things in her life, have eyes that convey such profound peace and joy? Meeting the Pope I met Elise Lindqvist when sheContinue Reading
