By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, March 27, 2024: Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli on March 26 joined prelates from the Latin and Syro-Malabar Churches to celebrate Chrism Mass at New Delhi’s Sacred Heart Cathedral. Archbishop Anil Couto was the main celebrant of the religious service that is held during theContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, March 27, 2024: A chapel community in Panaji has organized the Way of the Cross for the homebound sick and elderly people in the capital of Goa. The March 25 program by St Sebastian’s Chapel community at Fontainhas resonated with the Synod call to reach outContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, March 26, 2024: A Catholic church in Kerala was recently transformed into a makeshift hospital to help elderly and bedridden people participate in religious services during the Lent. The St Joseph’ Church parish in North Chalakudy under the Irinjalakuda diocese on March 15 brought toContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Bandra, March 22, 2024: The Daughters of St Paul on March 22 concluded their 36-day program of spreading the message of Lent through Mother Mary’s perspective. “During lent we wanted to communicate the love of Jesus. Nothing else can demonstrate God’s love more powerfully than the crossContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, March 20, 2024: The Conference of Religious Women, India (CRWI), has released its strategic plan for 2024-2029 with a stress on networking and partnerships. Sister Jane Wakahiu, head of Catholic Sisters Initiative under Hilton Foundation, released the document at Bengaluru on March 19 in the presenceContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, March 15, 2024: As many as 364 persons have successfully completed the first online theology course conducted by Bengaluru’s St. Peter’s Pontifical Institute. The St. Peter’s Online Theology, or SPOT, is “a testament” to the seminary’s “enduring commitment to enrich and embellish Christian faith andContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, March 13, 2024: Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao, archbishop of Goa and Daman, has hailed the Catholic religious men and women as a blessing since they rejuvenate the Church. “You render service to the holiness of the Church. We need your prophetic voice and action. You canContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, March 2, 2024: The Daughters of St Paul, a global order, are celebrating the 60th death anniversary of Venerable Mother Thecla Merlo, the congregation’s co-founder with various activities. Dedicating her life to evangelization through Media of Social Communications Mother Thecla, as she was known, used toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mahe, Feb 26, 2024: Thousands of people were present when the Vatican raised an 18th century shrine in Mahe as a basilica, marking a historic milestone in Kerala’s northern region. During a Mass on February 24, Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal of Calicut on February 24 announced thatContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Bengaluru, Feb 18, 2024: A national conference on synod has called for restoring the space denied to Dalit Christians in the Church and society. The February 16-17 conference on “Synodal Church: Voice of the Marginalized in India,” studied the Dalit Empowerment Policy of the Catholic Bishops’Continue Reading
