Kent, Aug 7, 2022: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, has told a top Anglican conference that he dreams of Christian unity. Cardinal Tagle, a Filipino, said he dreams of this reality, this home for the Church today, united as a humanContinue Reading
By Molly Fernandes Old Goa, Aug 1, 2022: Cardinal-elect Filipe Neri Ferrao, Archbishop of Goa and Daman, has urged Jesuits and their collaborators to listen, discern and respond to God’s call and become true followers of Christ. The cardinal-elect was speaking during a solemn Mass July 31 at Bom JesuContinue Reading
By David Paulen Canterbury, Aug 1, 2022: Episcopal and Anglican bishops and their spouses filled Canterbury Cathedral on July 31 for the opening Sunday Eucharist of the Lambeth Conference. The service spanned several hours and was marked by prayer and pageantry in a worship space with more than 1,400 yearsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, July 29, 2022: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), the national association of the Latin rite bishops, has felicitated the country’s new cardinals. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India and a member of the Pope’s advisory group, honoredContinue Reading
By Lalita Roshni Lakra Ranchi, July 27, 2022: The first indigenous women religious congregation in eastern India has concluded its 125 years of founding through various programs at Ranchi, capital of the Jharkhand state. Jesuit Archbishop Felix Toppo of Ranchi July 23 presided over the jubilee Mass at St. Mary’sContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Indore, July 26, 2022: One of the popular religious channels of northern India is organizing a Gospel Singing Reality show to recognize choir members of the region. “It was my dream to give a bigger platform for the choir members of North India. Some of themContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chennai, July 21, 2022: The Asian region of the global network of Catholic communicators has stressed the need for non-judgmental listening to bring healing in the world. “Listening to the self and to others is essential to the human condition and to bring healing,” asserts aContinue Reading
By T S Jenny Imphal, July 16, 2022: Monsignor Joseph Kachiramattam, the first diocesan priest to be posted in Manipur, died July 16 because of old age related illness. He was 96. Monsignor Kachiramattam’s death came five days after the passing away of his close associate, Archbishop Emeritus Joseph MittathanyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Krishnagar, July 15, 2022: An educationist for almost four decades, Salesian Father Nirmol Vincent Gomes will on July 23 be ordained the bishop of Krishnagar diocese in West Bengal. The uncle of the bishop-elect, Bishop Emeritus Theotonius Gomes of Dhaka will preside over the episcopal ordinationContinue Reading
Vatican City, July 13, 2022: Pope Francis on July 13 created history by naming a lay woman and two nuns to the Vatican office that vets bishop nominations. The Dicastery for Bishops oversees the work of most of the Church’s 5,300 bishops, who run dioceses around the world. The dicastery’sContinue Reading