Pope Francis began his last day in Peru accompanied by 500 Peruvian nuns from various contemplative life monasteries. He prayed the Liturgy of the Hours with them in the Shrine of the Lord of Miracles, the patron saint of Peru. After a greeting by Mother Soledad, Superior of the CarmeliteContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: The land deal row in the Syro-Malabar Church took a new turn when a section of the people sought to register a case against Church heads, including Cardinal George Alencherry. The Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate Court has accepted the petition from Paulachan Puthupaara, president ofContinue Reading
The Knanaya Church is heading for a confrontation with the Catholic Church hierarchy over the endogamy issue, a practice under which the members of the same ethnic background marry one another. Those who break the custom are excommunicated. The Kottayam archdiocese has dismissed the demand of the Oriental Congregation inContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Bolpur: Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s Shantiniketan environs has an added attraction now with the inauguration of a church with interiors decorated with full Tagore motifs. The Infant Jesus Church Bolpur’s interior decor is designed by a Bengali Brahmin from Kolkata specialized in in-cultured church art. Bishop CyprianContinue Reading
Sancoale: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman has urged the faithful to follow in the footsteps of St Joseph Vaz. The Archbishop made this call during his homily at the feast of the Patron Saint of the Archdiocese St Joseph Vaz, on Tuesday, at Old Church of OurContinue Reading
Cardinal Oswald Gracias also released “Living in Faith” a monthly magazine focusing lituryContinue Reading
Geevarghese Mar Divannasios Ottathengil, Bishop Emeritus of Puthoor Diocese of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, passed away on 16 January, 2018. He was 67. The funeral will be held at 2pm on Thursday, 18 January, 2018 St. John’s Cathedral, Thiruvalla, Kerala. Dr Divannasios was born near Thiruvalla in Kerala. After finishingContinue Reading
Father James Poonthuruthil is the rector of Sacred Heart Theological College in ShillongContinue Reading
The ongoing refugee crisis has indirectly led to Austria recording a significant number of Muslims who converted to Christianity Three quarters of the 750 baptized adults in 2017 are immigrants from Muslim countries, citing the official spokesman for the Archdiocese of Vienna. Only in the Austrian capital, 260 people representingContinue Reading
By: Matters India Reporter Byndoor: A 31-year-old Malankara Catholic priest died in a road accident on January 15 at Byndoor in Karnataka state. Father Abraham Kallapat was crossing the road on his motor bike, when a bus hit him. He suffered serious injuries and died on way to hospital. TheContinue Reading
