Matters India Reporter Mumbai, August 16, 2025: The Don Bosco Research Centre (DBRC), Mumbai, inaugurated its newly revamped website, signaling a renewed commitment to research, advocacy, and service within the Salesian mission, August 13, 2025. The modest yet meaningful ceremony was presided over by Provincial Fr Savio Silveira, joined byContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Yercaud, August 12, 2025 — Founded in 1972 by Salesian Fr Scaria Thuruthiyil, the Social Service Guild of Yercaud (SSGY) continues to serve the poor through collaborative outreach and faith-driven action. The belated golden jubilee celebrations of SSGY were held at Sacred Heart College Yercaud on AugustContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Berhampore, West Bengal, August 9, 2025 — On Prison Ministry Day, August 10, we recall the transformative legacy of Kolkata province Salesian priest Father Scaria Nedumattathil, founder of the Don Bosco Prison Ministry. What started as a compassionate visit to Berhampore Central Correctional Home in Murshidabad district, WestContinue Reading
C. M. Paul Siliguri, August 9, 2025 — Sister Sujata Jena, a lawyer and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, has denounced recent allegations of religious conversion by nuns in tribal areas as “unfounded and politically motivated.” In an interview with Matters India, Sr.Continue Reading
C.M. Paul Shillong, July 7, 2025: Salesian Father Zephyrinus Baxla, a trailblazer in Adivasi cultural revival and education, died on July 7 due to kidney ailments. The death occurred at 7:30 pm at Holy Cross Hospital, Kunkuri, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, announced Salesian Shillong provincial Father JohnContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Rome, 24 June 2025 — Pope Leo XIV has appointed Mother Chiara Cazzuola, Superior General of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA), as a member of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Expressing gratitude for herContinue Reading
By Tanmoy Mondol Bandel, June 21, 2025 — The historic Marian shrine of Bandel Church, standing sentinel on the banks of the Hooghly since 1599, became the backdrop for a spiritual and musical homecoming as Baul Samrat Sanajit Mandal reimagined two seminal tracks from Bengali Gospel classic. The music videoContinue Reading
By Ezekiel Polinati Visakhapatnam, May 24, 2025: In a pioneering effort to revolutionize news reporting, MSFS Dhyanasharam hosted a dynamic two-day workshop, “AI-Powered News Reporting & Content Creation: Journalism 2.0.” Designed to equip clergy and religious communicators with cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools, May 23 to 24 initiative marks a boldContinue Reading
Bangalore, May 7, 2025 — The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has appointed Fr. Dr. Patrick Mathias, SDB, as the new Secretary of its Bible Commission. The appointment was confirmed during the CCBI Executive Committee meeting held in Bangalore from May 6–7, 2025. A member of the SalesiansContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Jalpaiguri, May 1, 2025: The Jalpaiguri Catholic Diocese celebrated a significant milestone on May 1, 2025, with the consecration and installation of its fifth bishop, Father Fabian Toppo. The ceremony held at Christ the Redeemer Cathedral was led by Archbishop Thomas D’Souza of Calcutta, with Archbishop Vincent AindContinue Reading
