Matters India Reporter Yangon, December 24, 2025: Christmas in Myanmar arrives under the shadow of war. Villages lie in ruins, families are displaced, and fear stalks the streets. Against this backdrop, Salesian Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, has issued a message that is both pastoral and political: a callContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Geneva, December 10, 2025: Dr. Dominic F. Dixon, Executive Director of the United Nations Association for the Development of Administration and Peace (UNADAP), spoke on religious intolerance and social cohesion at the UN Office in Geneva, marking the 77th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, onContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 20, 2025: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) on November 20 elected Reverend Jung Eun (Grace) Moon, an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church of Korea, as its new general secretary. She replaces Mathews George Chunakara, a lay member of the Malankara MarContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Melbourne, November 9, 2025 — Renowned Australian biblical scholar and Salesian priest, Prof. Francis Moloney, passed away peacefully in his home city of Melbourne on 8 November 2025, at the age of 85—bringing to a close a life of remarkable fidelity, scholarship, and pastoral love. Born inContinue Reading
Pius V Thomas Rome, Nov. 4, 2025 — In an era of rapid technological change and growing educational inequities, a global gathering of Salesian educators in Rome has called for a renewed commitment to participatory learning, spiritual discernment, and synodal governance in higher education. Held October 27-31 at the SalesianContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Yongon, October 29 2025: In a rare and deeply moving pastoral message, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar (CBCM) has issued a bilingual appeal—English and Burmese—calling for compassion, reconciliation, and peace amid what they term a “polycrisis” engulfing the nation. The message, signed by 22 Bishops includingContinue Reading
By Midhun J Francis Rome, Oct 23, 2025: The Gregorian University in Rome will hold an international conference on the Vatican II decree on the Church’s relationship with other religions. The October 27-29 conference will rethink on “Nostra Aetate” (In Our Time) 60 years after its promulgation and address “theologicalContinue Reading
By Gerard O’Connell, America Magazine Vatican City, Oct 4, 2025: Pope Leo XIV on October 4 signed his first major document, an apostolic exhortation called “Dilexi te” (“I have loved you”), which will focus on love for the poor. The Vatican said it will be published on October 9, andContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Siliguri, September 12, 2025 – In a rapidly developing situation in Nepal, widespread anti-government protests have not only led to the resignation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, but have also been marked by a strong and visible backlash against Indian news media. This sentiment escalatedContinue Reading
By Steve Biswakarma Special to Matters India Kathmandu, September 9, 2025 — Nepal entered a new political chapter on Sept 9 after Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli resigned amid unprecedented, youth-driven protests demanding an end to corruption and the restoration of civil liberties. The resignation, triggered Generation Z, hasContinue Reading
