By Mathai Kadavil Kottayam, Jan 23, 2022: Father Joshua Edakadambil, an Indian Catholic priest serving in Ethiopia as a missionary was kidnapped by rebel soldiers but released him in 24 hours. The member of the Order of the Imitation of Christ, or Bethany Ashram, has been working in the ApostolicContinue Reading
By George Kannanthanam Bengaluru, Jan 17, 2022: When Mastan rushed to my office this morning on January 17 and told me that he could not sleep last night, I was worried that he was not well. But it turned out to be an excitement when he told me, “Father, myContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 13, 2022: For Sister Sunitha Ruby, a nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic has proved a blessing in disguise. “Everything had come to a standstill. So, instead of putting a full stop, I wanted to continue my ministry,” recalls the member of the CongregationContinue Reading
By F M Britto Raipur, Dec 3-, 2021: A suspended Catholic priest has become a semi-god a year after his death in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Hundreds people from other religions now visit “Seva Ashram” (hermitage of service), the late Father Joseph Parecattil had opened in Parsahi village.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec 22, 2021: Gaspar Delerock and his wife Shanti in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu donated blankets for the poor in Tripura, northeast, as part of celebrating their wedding’s silver jubilee. Ammu Urimainathan sent her contribution forgoing her Christmas dress and JosephContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec 5, 2021: The birthplace of a Catholic woman freedom fighter whom Mahatma Gandhi labeled “the Jhansi Rani of Travancore” is among 80 Indian villages where culture mapping in now underway. The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts has selected Kanjirapally in Kerala’sContinue Reading
By Saji Thomas Kochi, Nov 24, 2021: After rigorous public charges of foul play and sabotage, Kerala’s High Court in Kochi Nov. 20 overruled a move to transfer the trial judge from the high-profile case against a bishop in the alleged rapes of a nun. Critics said the transfer ofContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Agartala, Nov 16, 2021: Jesuit-managed North Eastern Social Research Centre (NESRC) in an attempt to understand the issues around forests in Tripura and to influence policies around forests from a tribal perspective as part of climate change management conducted a study. The findings of the research wasContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 9, 2021: Families in the Latin Archdiocese of Trivandrum in Kerala credit the home visits by nuns from multiple congregations with unknotting their problems and refreshing their Christian life. Nuns who have been part of the Home Mission program say it has revitalized their vocationContinue Reading
By Molly Fernandes Sancole, Nov 9, 2021: Villages in Goa now look spic and span and its residents spiritually renovated after October, the month of rosary. A major program during the month was the procession of “Our Lady of Rosary” organized by various parishes in this western Indian Catholic stronghold.Continue Reading
