By Purushottam Nayak Rayagada, Sept 6, 2022: A young man who survived a train accident is the first priest from the eastern Indian state of Odisha to be ordained for the Missionaries of Faith, a congregation that strives to keep priests and religious in their commitment and faith. “I receivedContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Mayurbhanj, Sept 2, 2022: The Catholic Church in Odisha has observed the 23rd anniversary of the martyrdom of Father Arul Doss. Father Doss, a priest of Balasore diocese, was killed by Hindu radicals on September 2, 1999, in a remote village parish in Mayurbhanj district of theContinue Reading
By Christopher Wells Vatican City, Sept 1, 2022: Pope Francis on September 1 warned against “worldly” approaches to the liturgy, saying liturgy must be directed to the Mystery of Christ while remaining close to daily life. He was addressing the Italian Association of Professors and Practitioners of Liturgy on theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Dibrugarh, Aug 29, 2022: The Dibrugarh diocese in northeastern India August 29 conducted a media training program for its priests and women religious. “The way we used to communicate has changed and the whole world has migrated to social media communication. If we do not upgradeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, August 27, 2022: Pope Francis on August 27 made 20 prelates, including Indian Archbishops Filipe Neri Ferrão of Goa and Daman and Anthony Poola of Hyderabad, in a consistory held at St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. Cardinal Ferrao is the president of the Conference ofContinue Reading
By Kampan Chinnam Guwahati, Aug 25, 2022: The sharp decline in the current standard of education has prompted the bishops of northeastern India to call for restructuring the initial formation years for priests and religious. The all-promotion system in schools and making subjects like maths not compulsory to pass gradeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Aug 25, 2022: The Syro-Malabar Church on August 25 announced the appointment of three auxiliary bishops for the larger of the two Oriental Catholic rites in India. It also accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Jacob Muricken of Palai, who wants to lead an asceticContinue Reading
Rome, Aug 24, 2022: Pope Francis has ordered that the Holy See and connected entities move all financial assets to the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), commonly known as the Vatican bank. The Pope’s rescript, issued August 23, clarifies the interpretation of a paragraph in the new constitution ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Aug 18, 2022: A Catholic group working for reforms in the Catholic Church in the southern Indian state of Kerala has sought the country’s top court help to restrict the powers of bishops. The Kerala Catholic Church Reformation Movement, registered as Catholic Association, wantsContinue Reading
By I P Sarto Patna, Aug 17, 2022: A group of Small Christian Communities (SCCs) animators August 17 decided to form media teams in Jharkhand and Bengal regions. The decision was taken on the first day of an eight-day workshop on media communication held at Atma Darshan, Jesuit retreat CentreContinue Reading
