By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Oct 4, 2022: The Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly continues to faces crisis after its apostolic administrator revoked a dispensation given to it to continue with the traditional Mass and ordered its priests to follow the Synod Mass with immediate effect. Archbishop Andrews Thazhath, the apostolic administrator,Continue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Surada, Oct 3, 2022: The Catholic Church in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has honored to its first native priest on completing 60 years of priesthood. More than 500 people October 3 joined Father Anselm Francis Biswal in the thanksgiving Mass October 3 at at SacredContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Oct 4, 2022: Sumanahalli, a Church-based leprosy rehabilitation center, has celebrated 45 years of its mission in Bengaluru with an interface between the beneficiaries, partners and donors. Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore, who opened the program on October 2 at the Francis Xavier’s School auditorium, commendedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Komali, Oct 2, 2022: A group of Jamatia tribe on October 2 pulled down a Catholic prayer shed a Komali village in the northeastern Indians state of Tripura The incident happened when some 15 Catholic families were attending the Sunday prayer service in the shed. “TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, Sept 30, 2022: The Bihar government on September 30 awarded Presentation Sister Dorothy Fernandes for her work for the economic empowerment of women in the eastern state for the past 25 years. Bihar Minister of Social Welfare Madan Sahani presented the award to Sister FernandesContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony New Delhi, Sept 28, 2022: A church-based tour operator was among this year’s winners of national tourism awards. The International Pilgrimage Revolution (IPR), directed by Father Tomy Joseph, received the award for the best inbound tour operator category from Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on September 27, theContinue Reading
By Rani Punnaserril New Delhi, Sept 25, 2022: About 200 migrants and 20 refugees September 25 celebrated the World Day of Migrants and Refugees with a get-together and Mass. The program was organized by the Archdiocese of Delhi in collaboration with Conference of Catholic Bishops of India’s Commission for MigrantsContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, Sept 24, 2022: The Church in India has congratulated Dilip Tirkey, who was elected unopposed as the president of the Hockey Federation of India. “We extend our congratulations to Dilip Tirkey for this new top job in India. The Church of India is definitely proud ofContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Sept 20,2022: The Karnataka government has announced that it would include teachings of the Bhagavad Gita as part of moral education in schools from December this year. B C Nagesh, the state’s primary and secondary education minister, said the government has amended its earlier proposal toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Sept 19, 2022: The federal government’s reported move to set up a national commission to study the socioeconomic and educational status of Dalit converts to Christianity and Islam will prolong the issue of granting reservation to the poorest in the country, bemoan Christian activists.Continue Reading
