By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 1, 2022. An international organization that honors human rights defenders across the world has chosen late Jesuit Father Stan Swamy for this year’s Martin Ennals Award. “This is an acknowledgement of the work and legacy Fr Stan Swamy has left behind for allContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Abu Dhabi, May 15, 2022: Thomas Scaria, a renowned expert in addiction management, training and consultancy, has become the first Indian to receive “International Award for Excellence in Training Provision.” Scaria, who heads the Mangaluru-based Ecolink Institute of Well-being, received the award May 14 at aContinue Reading
By Robin Gomes Vatican City, April 25, 2022: Pope Francis on April 25 expressed his closeness with the families of the victims of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings 3 years ago, and urged the country’s authorities to unveil the truth behind the attacks, saying it will usher in peace. HeContinue Reading
Valletta, April 2, 2022: Pope Francis arrived in Malta in the morning of April for his 36 visit abroad and his first journey of 2022. His two-day visit and pilgrimage to the Mediterranean island will follow in the footsteps of Saint Paul and focus on themes of evangelization and theContinue Reading
By Najiya O Calicut, March 27, 2022: Jushna Shahin’s earliest memories are of watching football matches on TV with her family in Kerala’s Mangattuparamb village. As a die-hard Lionel Messi fan, Shahin got her chance to do her bit for the game in 2009 when she was selected among theContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangalore, March 15, 2022: Little Michael was born Feb. 23, a day before Russian invaded Ukraine. After spending five days in a bunker, he felt safe in the arms of a Catholic nun. Sister Ligi Payyappilly, an Indian nun who has been sheltering refugees in her conventContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mukachevo, March 7, 2022: An Indian Catholic nun and her associates are working round-the-clock to help stranded students and others fleeing war-torn Ukraine. “God is using me to save people from death in Ukraine,” said Sister Ligi Payyappilly, the 48-year-old superior of the Sisters of St. JosephContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vatican City, Oct 30, 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 30 invited Pope Francis to India. The Indian premier, who is in Italy to attend the G-20 summit, extended the invitation during his a one-on-one meeting with the Pope in Vatican City. “Had a veryContinue Reading
By Donna Birrell London, Oct 16, 2021: Former Anglican Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali of Rochester, a native of Pakistan, has been received into the Catholic Church ahead of being ordained to the Catholic priesthood. He is part of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham which was established ten years agoContinue Reading
By Mabel Kaithavelil Rome: Sister Vandana Fernandes, an Indian, has been elected the superior general of the Rome-based Ursulines of Mary Immaculate (UMI) congregation. The election took place October 4 during the congregation’s 66th general chapter now being held at its headquarters. The chapter, animated by Jesuit Father M KContinue Reading
