By Matters India Reporter Chicalim, Oct 7, 2021: A parish in Goa archdiocese has organized a “pet walk” in its premises as part of its observation of the Season of Creation. The Season of Creation is the annual Christian celebration of prayer and action for the Earth and its inhabitants.Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Oct. 4, 2021: Bishop Sebastian Adyanthrath of Mandya has hailed the Covid volunteers for their exceptional service to mankind during the coronavirus pandemic. “Covid posed a serious crisis in Bengaluru and the Catholic laity under the Vincent De Paul Society have played a remarkable role asContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Oct. 1, 2021: The archdiocese of Goa and Daman on October 1 concluded the laity week. The September 26 to October 1 laity week was held online for the second consecutive year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Father Jorge Fernandes, director of Diocesan Centre for theContinue Reading
By Devin Watkins Rome, Sept 29, 2021: Have you ever read 50 books in your native tongue and then written a one-page summary of each of them? Now imagine doing the same in a language which is not your own. That impressive feat is exactly what Alexander Vörös did recentlyContinue Reading
Milan, Sept. 29, 2021: Pope Francis sent a video message to some 400 young people from 197 countries participating in a three-day Youth4Climate meet taking place in Milan, northern Italy. Technical and political solutions to humanity’s crises, such as climate change and the environment, are not enough unless there isContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jaipur: A seminar on “Responsible citizenship of India” stressed the need to safeguard the country’s Constitution, which the participants noted was the result of a long struggle for freedom. “It is the Constitution that made us citizens breaking the unjust bonds of slavery and being ruledContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Rome, Sept. 25, 2021: The 24th general chapter of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, popularly known as Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, is now underway in Rome. The Salesian Sisters, one of the largest Catholic religious congregations of women, was founded in 1872 at Mornese,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Sept 23, 2021: A recent program to create awareness among Catholic LGBTQ+ people turned out to be an amalgam of personal stories, professional insights and clerical support. Around 40 people attended the online program on the theme, “Not a Phase… Love, Me,” conducted by theContinue Reading
By Molly Fernandes Zuarinagar, Sept. 23, 2021: A social service center managed by Goa’s Holy Family Sisters has braved pandemic threats to conduct free medical camp for a slum area in the southwestern Indian state. The Kiran Niketan Social Centre is situated inside the slums of Birla Zuarinagar area andContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Sept. 23, 2021: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has debunked a bishop’s allegation that some groups are using fake love and narcotics to trap Catholic youth in the southern Indian state. The chief minister on September 22 presented data from the crime department to prove theContinue Reading
