By Elvis Fernandes Pilar, Sept 22, 2025: Sadbhav Mahotsav (Harmony Festival), an annual harvest festival in Goa, was celebrated focusing harmony, brotherhood, and community. The September 20 event at St. Lawrence High School Hall in Agassaim brought together students, farmers, villagers, and dignitaries to celebrate agriculture, sustainability, and interfaith harmony.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pune, Sept 21, 2025: The Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA), one of the oldest Catholic media organizations in the country, on September 21 elected Capuchin Father Suresh Mathew, former editor of Indian Currents, as its president. The election took place during the association’s annual general bodyContinue Reading
By Nayana Mena North Carolina, Sept 20, 2025: Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James, best known for co-writing “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” has died in a plane crash in North Carolina. He was 57. James was one of three people killed when a small private plane crashed near Macon County Airport inContinue Reading
Imphal, Sept 15, 2025: Archbishop Linus Neli of Imphal, head of the Catholic Church in Manipur, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit has failed to address social divide, a crucial problem facing the strife-torn northeastern Indian state. Modi, who visited Manipur September 14, promised a solution to the conflict thatContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Dimapur, Sept 11, 2025: Christian priests and nuns are among those requiring Inner Line Permit to enter Dimapur district of Nagaland state. Under new regulations, the priests and nuns have to pay 1,500 rupees for a three-year permit that can be renewed for 500 rupees. “ThisContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Siliguri, Sept. 10, 2025 — Nepal’s small Christian community is responding to the recent youth-led protests with a focus on peace and core principles. While not participating in the street demonstrations, Church leaders have shown solidarity with the youth’s demands for justice and good governance, which wereContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Siliguri, September 10, 2025 — The political upheaval in Nepal, which has seen the resignation of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and widespread protests, is causing a ripple effect in neighboring India, particularly in the Darjeeling hills. With a porous border and deep cultural ties, residentsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pune, Sept 8, 2025: A total of 102 participants from across India gathered August 30-31 at Pune’s Jnana Deepa to address the implementation of the final document of the Synod on Synodality 2023–2024. In addition, more than 200 people joined the dialogue at a public meetingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pilar, Sept 2, 2025: Auxiliary Bishop Simião Purificação Fernandes of Goa and Daman says dialogue has a transformative power that helps humanity’s growth. “Just as a dining table nourishes the body, dialogue nourishes the soul of humanity,” the prelate told a seminar on the “Basics ofContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Kolkata, September 1, 2025 —In a crowded corner of Kolkata, where life unfolds along a busy drainage canal, 35 families lost everything in a devastating fire. Their makeshift homes, built from plastic and tin, were reduced to ash, leaving them with no shelter and no hope. For months,Continue Reading
