By Thomas Scaria Kandy, Sri Lanka, Jan 30, 2022: Until early 2021, Salvatorian Sister Dulcie Peiris was on the forefront of a project to reconcile Sinhalese and Tamils, members of two ethnic communities in Sri Lanka that fought a bitter civil war for more than 25 years. The 1983-2009 warContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Palai, Jan 17, 2022: Father John Purakkattuputhenpura was among several young professionals who are being ordained Catholic priests this year as the Church in India struggles with clergy abuse and other scandals. These young men have ignored negative reports about priesthood to leave their lucrative and promisingContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Sambalpur, Dec. 7, 2021: A Catholic priest in Odisha hopes to achieve his childhood dream of playing hockey for India. He now trains women to become the country’s future hockey team and his main supporter is his bishop. “I always wanted to become a member of India’sContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Agartala, Nov 29, 2021: Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala has completed 25 years as the first prelate of the northeastern state of Tripura, once a land of tension between tribals and Bengalis. The only Holy Cross bishop in India shared with Jesuit Father Irudhaya Jothi of MattersContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Oct 20, 2021: Louisa Abreo has crossed 100, but age has not diminished the widow’s enthusiasm to pray for the Church and the Pope. “Now I cannot do much but pray for the Church and the Holy Father,” Abreo told Matters India on October 20, aContinue Reading
by Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Kochi: Sister Tessy Kodiyil manages Aswas (Comfort), a center that reaches out to accident victims and their families. The member of the Congregation of the Holy Family says her mission is to bring love and hope to those in pain. It all began in 2003, when Kodiyil,Continue Reading
By C M Paul Siliguri: A biker priest from Kerala on a country wide bike mission to spread peace has arrived at Siliguri in West Bengal state. Father Prashant Palakkappilly, who set out from Kochi in Kerala on August 10, arrived on September 4 in Siliguri, with the slogan “DiscoveringContinue Reading
By Philip Mathew Ambalavayal: Sister Rini Rose was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was 26. As a result, she has become physically weak, which limits and slows down her movements. Rose made her first profession at the age of 20 as a member of the Sisters of the AdorationContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Neyyanttinkara: An altar girl presented her parish priest with a pair of sandals after Bishop Vincent Samuel of Neyyanttinkara blessed their renovated church on India’s Independence Day. Parishioners and others in the church watched with moist eyes as Father Aneesh Albert slipped his feet into the sandals.Continue Reading
Palakkad: At a nondescript hospital in Agali, in the tribal hamlet of Attappadi, people wait patiently to see Doctor V Narayanan. A pediatrician by specialization, the 47-year-old doubles up as the physician for the people there. And the fee is for the patients to decide. Having started serving those inContinue Reading
