By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 14, 2026: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has pledged its support for Leo XIV’s urgent appeal for peace, declaring that the pope’s message offers “a beacon of hope” for Middle East nations torn by conflict. In a statement issued AprilContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, April 14, 2026: The question before us is not only how we respond to violence, but how we ensure our own social fabric resists division, the Inter-Religious Solidarity Council (IRSC), Mumbai, said in a statement urging restraint, accountability, and renewed ethical clarity in public life.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 10, 2026 — The Catholic Association of Archdiocese of Delhi (CAAD) has submitted a memorandum to Indian President Droupadi Murmu raising concerns over the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, warning that the proposed changes could undermine charitable service and civil society freedomsContinue Reading
By C. M. Paul Kharagpur, April 9, 2026: A leadership meeting of the Adivasi Forum under the Bongiyo Christian Pariseba (BCP) Bengal Christian Council has focused on resisting what leaders described as efforts to undermine the constitutional rights of India’s tribal communities and on charting strategies for collective action. TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter INDORE, April 9, 2026: Bishop Thomas Mathew Kuttimackal of Indore expressed relief after police briefly detained 10 members of a Syro-Malabar religious congregation at a railway station in central India following an allegation of human trafficking. “It could have turned out to be much worse, butContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Itanagar, April 4, 2026: On Christmas morning in 1978, the people of Lekhi village near Naharlagun, then Arunachal Pradesh’s administrative capital, came together to mark their first Christmas* with ritual, reverence and feast. At the heart of the festivities stood a mithun, the semi-domesticated bovine revered acrossContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, April 2, 2026: A Catholic nun will take up the leadership of India’s largest network of Catholic medical professionals, becoming the first woman to lead the Catholic Health Association of India. Sister Helen Mary Anthony, of the Sisters of St. Anne Bangalore, will take over asContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi Mumbai, April 2, 2026: Indians have rejoiced at the appointment of a woman labor rights champion from the country as a member of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. The appointment of Christine Nathan “is a proud moment for India,” Astrid Lobo Gajiwala, a woman theologianContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 1, 2026: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India urged Parliament and the Home Minister to reconsider the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, warning it could undermine charities and disrupt vital services. In a March 31 memorandum to Members of Parliament and Home MinisterContinue Reading
By Matters Indian Reporter Kolkata, March 31, 2026: The Missionaries of Charity has announced plans to pursue legal action against organizations using founder Mother Teresa’s name and image without permission for fundraising and promotional activities. The congregation emphasized that Mother Teresa, who dedicated her life to serving the poorest ofContinue Reading
