By Purushottam Nayak Rourkela, Nov 12, 2022: The Catholic Church leaders in Odisha have mourned the death of Emeritus Bishop Alphonse Bilung, the first prelate of Rourkela who had ordained more than 100 priests and blessed around 1,000 nuns. The Divine Word prelate died at 9:40 pm on November 11Continue Reading
By Stephen Alathara Bengaluru, Nov 12, 2022: The 33rd plenary assembly of India’s Latin Church began with a call from Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli to promote relations with other religions with the Gandhian spirit. “All Christians must be committed to dialogue with others so that moral values are protectedContinue Reading
By Stephen Alathara Bengaluru, Nov 12, 2022: Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, archbishop of Goa and Daman, was re-elected president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), the national body of the country’s Latin rites bishops. The election took place during the conference’s 33rd plenary assembly held Nov 11-12Continue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Jatni, Nov 6, 2022: The first Catholic nun from Odisha’s Kandhamal region thanks God for accompanying her in her 50 years of religious life. About 50 people, 27 nuns and 7 priests attended the November 5 thanksgiving Mass of Sister Florentia Digal, a member of the DaughtersContinue Reading
By Aloysius Kantharaj Bengaluru, Nov 7, 2022: The Indian Catholic bishops’ 35th general body meeting on November 7 took off to a colorful start with the Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopold Girelli celebrating the opening with more than 200 prelates as concelebrants. Present at the opening program at St John’s NationalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rome, Nov 2, 2022: Jesuit superior general Father General Arturo Sosa has released a collection of writings in honor of a pioneer in Christian-Muslim relations who had worked in India for decades. While releasing the book “Witness to a Common Hope: Festschrift in honor of JesuitContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bengaluru, June 1, 2022: As many as 140 priests and nuns from across India attended a two-day capacity-building training program on finance management in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru. The participants of the October 29-30 program at National Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical Centre represented 20 religiousContinue Reading
Shillong, Oct. 29, 2022: Father Àngel Fernàndez Artime, head of the Salesians of Don Bosco, says northeastern India experienced Mother Mary’s presence even before his congregation reached the region a century ago. Father Artime mentioned this when he visited the Salesian novitiate at Sunnyside Upper Shillong, capital of Meghalaya state,Continue Reading
Mardin, Oct 29, 2022: The Syriac Catholic Monastery of St Ephrem in southern Turkey has been reconsecrated, a century after it was requisitioned by the state. The Monastery of Mor Efrem (St Ephrem) in Mardin, an area which was once the heartland of Syriac Christianity, has once again opened itsContinue Reading
By Vipin Vayalil Mananthavady, Oct 27, 2022: The province chapter of Mananthavady Norbertines has elected Father Jose Murickan as its ninth provincial. The election on October 19 was presided over by Abbot General Jos Wouters. Abbot Marcus Champia from the Norbertine Abbey of Jamtara was the second official of theContinue Reading
