Rome: Cardinal Joseph Zen says he thinks Traditionis custodes may not have a disastrous effect on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, even if he doubts the intentions of some TLM critics closely connected to Pope Francis. “I think the effect of the motu proprio may not be thatContinue Reading
Mumbai: Seven priests from Mumbai have come together to belt out a song sung to the tune of Bobby McFerrin’s classic, Don’t Worry, Be Happy, to tell parishioners to take the Covid-19 vaccine. Their musical message is hitting the high notes as a video of them performing is buzzing onContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The Latin Catholics of India on August 7 prayed for the health of the world that is awaiting the third wave of the coronavirus virus pandemic. Prayer services were conducted from the tombs of St. Thomas in Chennai, St. Francis Xavier in Old GoaContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Delhi administration on July 18 canceled an annual walking pilgrimage carrying Ganges River water. “The Kanwar Yatra has been banned in Uttarakhand, but despite this, there is a risk of the spread of the virus due to crowding or taking out processions, in view of which thisContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: A book to mark the Year of St Joseph hails the foster father of Jesus as the shadow of the Heavenly Father. “The reading of the book will help us to deepen our love for this great saint and to seek his powerful intercession and emulateContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has delivered pallium to 34 archbishops, including four from India. The pallium symbolizes an archbishop’s unity with the Pope and his authority and responsibility to care for the flock the pope entrusted to him. The Pope blessed the palliums after they were brought up from theContinue Reading
Guwahati: The Rainbow Home of the Seven Sisters (RHoSS) aims to provide a home for homeless transgender women and help them build a better future. The new facility – located in Guwahati, Assam’s commercial capital– is the brainchild of Sister Prema Chowallur, a member of the Sisters of the CrossContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Every third Jesuit who succumbed to Covid-19 in the world since June 2020 was Indian, according to a list circulated by Father Arturo Sosa, superior general of the Society of Jesus. The list, sent with a letter to all heads of 83 provinces, six independentContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar: A Capuchin holistic welfare center in Tamil Nadu, southern India, plans to organize another round of online program to help reinvent religious leadership in the post-Covid era. The June 28-30 webinar aims to help leaders of religious congregations and their collaborators, says “Thalir” (bud) director CapuchinContinue Reading
Rome: The Vatican has taken steps to better regulate Catholic lay religious movements by imposing term limits on their leaders and requiring internal elections to be representative of their memberships. The Vatican’s laity office on June 11 cracked down on the largely unregulated world of international associations of the faithfulContinue Reading
