Bangalore, Sept 9, 2024: Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), has urged people working for the conference to serve the Church with joy and dedication. The cardinal was addressing the staff of various CCBI secretariats on September 9 at Paalanaa Bhavana inContinue Reading
By Molly Fernandes Dubai, Sept 2, 2024 — A five-day program is underway in Dubai that aims to help Church people to better serve marginalized communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. As many as 27 women and 33 men belonging to 34 congregations and dioceses from 28 countries areContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Aug 15, 2024: Pope Francis on August 15 appointed Monsignor Dennis Kuruppassery as the auxiliary bishop of Kannur that covers Kerala’s northern districts of Kannur and Kasaragod. The 57-year-old priest is currently the counsellor at the Nunciature in Malta, says a press release issuedContinue Reading
Vatican City, Aug 7, 2024: Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, says the many spiritual fruits produced at the Tamil Nadu’s Vailankanni Marian Shrine make people recognize the constant action of the Holy Spirit there. The cardinal sent a letter ahead ofContinue Reading
Joanita Dias Panaji, July 29, 2024: Grandparents Day was celebrated in different parishes beginning on 26, the Feast of St Anne. The theme of this year is “Do not cast me off in my old age” (cf. Psalm 71:9). Pope Francis, instituted the grandparents Day in 2021 with the themeContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla, S.J Warangal, May 30, 2024: Emeritus Archbishop Thumma Bala of Hyderabad died on May 30 due to age-related issues. He was 80. The death occurred at 10:25 am at Karuna Puram in Warangal during a visit to his sister. He served as the Archbishop of Hyderabad fromContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, May 18, 2024: A meeting between the leaders of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Pope Francis is causing some controversy in the Eastern Rite Church. “This is where the devil — the devil exists — the divider, creeps in thwarting the most heartfelt desire the LordContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, May 11, 2024: Pope Francis has appointed Father Antony Valunkal as the auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Verapoly in Kerala. The 54-year-old bishop-elect is currently the rector and parish priest of the National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom in Vallarpadam, Kochi, saysContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Thrissur, May 6: History was made when an archdiocese in the southern Indian state of Kerala ordained India’s first speech and hearing-impaired priest. Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of Trichur May 2 ordained Holy Cross Deacon Joseph Thermadom at Our Lady of Dolours Basilica in Thrissur, Kerala’s cultural capital.Continue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, April 18, 2024: A diocesan tribunal in Kerala will on April 20 begin the trial of a priest who had quit active parish ministry a year ag, disgusted with “the decay” in his Syro-Malabar Church. Bishop Remigiose Inchananiyil of Thamarassery on September 21, 2023, setContinue Reading
