By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Feb 27, 2024: Pope Francis on February 27 appointed Father Johannes Gorantla as the sixth bishop of Kurnool diocese in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. This appointment was made public at noon in Rome and its corresponding time in India on the bishop-elect’sContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mahe, Feb 26, 2024: Thousands of people were present when the Vatican raised an 18th century shrine in Mahe as a basilica, marking a historic milestone in Kerala’s northern region. During a Mass on February 24, Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal of Calicut on February 24 announced thatContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Chennai, Feb 24, 2024: An octogenarian Catholic priest says an award he received from the Tamil Nadu government is the recognition of what Christians have contributed to the growth of Tamil language in the past five centuries. “I am glad the Christian contribution to Tamil languageContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Palai, Feb 24, 2024: The Syro-Malabar Church on February 24 condemned the attack on a priest by some who intruded into a church premises in the southern Indian state of Kerala. The violence against the priest is “totally condemnable and the government should take strong action,”Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Kuttikkanam, Feb 24, 2024: Educational institutions and technology centers should adapt policies that ensure “inclusive and equitable digital access for persons with disability,” stated a national conference on disability and digital access. “Equitable Digital Access for Persons with Disability.” was the theme of the February 19-20 conferenceContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Shillong, Feb 22, 2024: An opposition member in the Meghalaya legislative assembly on February 22 sought government intervention after a Catholic nun was humiliated while traveling in a bus five days ago. Charles, a member of the Trinamool Congress, told the zero hour that the nun,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Feb 22, 2024: Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferro, archbishop of Goa-Daman, has been elected the president of the Federation of Asian Catholic Bishops’ Conferences (FABC). He will succeed Salesian Cardinal Charles Muang Bo, the head of the Catholic Church in Myanmar, in January 2025, whenContinue Reading
By Jessy Kurian New Delhi, Feb 20, 2024: A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on February 15 unanimously struck down the anonymous Electoral Bonds Scheme stating, that it violated the right to information under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution and therefore it is unconstitutional. The Centre’s Electoral Bonds SchemeContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Feb 20, 2024: Cain’s classic and immortalized answer to God, ‘Am I my brother’s keeper’ reveals about himself, about his slayed brother Abel, and more importantly, of God’s care and responsibility for both of them and by extension, of the entire human family. This primordialContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Feb 19, 2024: Farmer Protest-1 witnessed more than 700 deaths. Now the Farmer Protest-2 has already witnessed one death and hundreds of injured farmers. The scenes reported by some YouTube channels are heart-rending. The inhuman ways the food-producers/providers of this country are treated bother meContinue Reading
