By Purushottam Nayak Berhampur, May 2, 2022: A Catholic nun, who has completed 50 years serving the poor and downtrodden, says God’s call is irresistible. “Nobody can stop God’s call neither parents nor anyone, Sister Christa Joseph, a member of the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa, told Matters India atContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, April 30, 2022: Pope Francis on April 30 appointed Salesian Father Nirmol Vincent Gomes as the bishop of Krishnagar, a diocese in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. This was announced at 12 noon in Rome. The diocese was without a bishop after PopeContinue Reading
Vatican City, April 29, 2022: Pope Francis on April 29 said changes to an advisory body on preventing sexual abuse represented a fresh start in the fight against pedophile priests but conceded “much remains to be done”. The Pope in March moved the Commission for the Protection of Minors intoContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Kochi, April 28, 2022: A Bollywood feature film on Blessed Rani Maria, a martyred social reformer, will be released in August, says director Shaison P Ouseph. “This is the culmination of a 5-year dream and hard work, which is at the final stage of completion,” Ouseph toldContinue Reading
By Tiziana Campisi Rome, April 26, 2022: The International Union of Superiors General (UISG) is scheduled to meet in Rome May 2-6 for its 22nd Plenary Assembly which will bring together some 700 religious of 71 different nationalities. As many as 521 superiors general are expected to attend in personContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, April 25, 2022: Apostolic Nuncio to India Archbishop Leopold Girelli has urged the Indian Catholics to speak up for the rights of all minority groups in the country. “In this kind of struggle, if you want to call it that, we should remember that weContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Indore, April 20, 2022: A special Holy Week retreat has helped a mixed group of Catholics to seek Christ’s mind while dealing with current challenging social issues. Father Justin Akkara, one of the 11 participants, says the Christo-centric leadership retreat has given him Christ as aContinue Reading
Philadelphia, April 8, 2022: The Daughters of Charity Services has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Mark Choonara. Mark will be the first lay person to lead the charity since its launch in 2012, following Sister Margaret Barrett who served as director of Mission for seven successfulContinue Reading
By Rani Punnaserril New Delhi, April 6, 2022: Catholic dioceses in northern India have decided to launch a series of steps to help the poor and migrant workers. To start with, they would launch programs to educate migrants about various government welfare programs as part of the Church’s attempts toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 3, 2022: Clericalism, which Pope Francis calls “a perversion of the priesthood,” operates also among some Catholic priests and bishops in India, says a Jesuit moral theologian. Clericalism is largely centered on one’s access to power and wealth in the Church, which inContinue Reading