By Kampan Chinnam Dimapur, Sept 14, 2024: The Sisters of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, a Kerala-based congregation, opened a new chapter when its northeastern Indian province added the first member from the Chang tribe. Sister Rachel Thongpangnaro was among eight novices who pronounced their first vows on SeptemberContinue Reading
By Anthoniraj Thumma Bengaluru, Sept 14, 2024: Around 40 people representing some 20 Churches in India have resolved to assert Christians’ significant contribution to nation building and work towards dispelling wrong notions about the community in the country. The National Ecumenical Bishops’ Fellowship meeting in Bengaluru on September 13 alsoContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Sept 13, 2024: Catholic bishops in India have mourned the death of Sitaram Yechury, the top Marxist leader in the country and product of Christian educational institutions. Yechury, the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), died on September 12 after suffering fromContinue Reading
By Vasantha Prathipati Pune, Sept 13, 2024: India’s newly enacted criminal laws expand police authority that could impact civil liberties and increase case backlogs in the already strained judicial system, warn some Catholic lawyers. Around 40 lawyer nuns, Brothers and priests from across India attended a training program on theContinue Reading
By John Singarayar Raigad, Sept 12, 2024: As the Divine Word Society (Societas Verbi Divini, SVD) steps into its 150th year of foundation on September 8, 2024, the celebration invites a reflection on the central theme that has shaped its mission: “Witnessing to the light from everywhere for everyone.” ThisContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Sept 12, 2024: Had I entered a Spelling Bee contest I would have failed miserably, considering that I have mis-spelt the title of Pope Francis’ encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” that he wrote during the Covid pandemic. Unlike previous Popes, he wrote in Italian, not Latin. Seven centuries earlierContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Sept. 11, 2024: The association of the Latin rite bishops in India has launched its new National Pastoral Plan, titled “Journeying towards a Synodal Church: Mission 2033.” the The plan was released on September 11 Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, president of the Conference of CatholicContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Meppadi, Sept 10, 2024: Jijosh Siva struggled to speak, as a Catholic nun encouraged him to express his emotions as part of his trauma counselling. “I have lost my parents and brother in the landslide, and I have nothing to hope for in life,” the 26-year-old residentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Sept 10, 2024: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) on September 10 launched a set of 115 textbooks for schools under the Central Board of Secondary Education and the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education. CCBI president Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao, Archbishop of GoaContinue Reading
Lourdes, Sept 10, 2024: Roughly 450 pilgrims have had to be evacuated from the world renowned Marian shrine in Lourdes, France, after heavy rainfall caused a riverbank to burst and flood the site. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, which is a popular destination for Catholics, was partially submergedContinue Reading
