By Lalita Roshni Lakra Kolkata, Jan 21, 2024: The Conference of Religious Women India has trained 46 nuns to create awareness about the grievance redressal cell among its members in northern India. The Jan 19-21 Training of Trainers program was attended by participants from Andamans, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jharkhand, MadhyaContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Rayagada, Jan 13, 2024: A survivor of the 2008 anti-Christian violence in Odisha’s Kandhamal district is the first Catholic priest ordained for the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, an Italian congregation. Vincentian Bishop Aplinar Senapati Rayagada ordained Uchhaba Pradhan as a priest during a solemn Mass St.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Jan 13, 2024: Syro-Malabar Church Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil on January 13 appointed Bishop Joseph Kollamparampil as the administrator of Shamshabad diocese, a seat he vacated on being elected the head of the Oriental Rite. Bishop Kollamparampil has been serving the Telangana-based diocese as itsContinue Reading
By George Pattery Kolkata, Jan 11, 2023: I wish to congratulate you, not so much for the appointment as Major Archbishop, but for the hope that you would bring to rest at least for a while the intrigues and fights that have been wounding the Syro-Malabar Church and that thereContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Dec 28, 2023: A Kerala parish council’s “barbaric” punishment to a youth during Christmas midnight Mass has triggered condemnation in the southern Indian state. “Today I heard the news that the young man was brought to his knees to apologize. The sting of the actionContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 14, 2023: Bethany Father Mathai Kadavil has been appointed as the new bishop of the Khadki diocese of the Syro-Malankara Church. The appointment was announced in the St Mary’s Cathedral, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram December 12. Earlier, Pope Francis approved the name of the 60-year-old priestContinue Reading
By Irene Zosiami Shillong, Dec 13, 2023: As many as 52 young women from various parts of India recently took first vows in the first religious congregation for women founded in northeastern India. They vowed to be poor, chaste and obedient in the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of MaryContinue Reading
By Salvatore Cernuzio Vatican City, Dec 12, 2023: Pope Francis on December 11 received in audience Jesuit Archbishop Cyril Vasil, the Pontifical Delegate to the Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly, on the eve of the latter’s departure for Kerala, southern India, the base of the Syro-Malabar Church. On December 7 December, PopeContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Siliguri, Decr 8, 2023: A group of Sisters marked 75th year of their arrival in India on December 8 at a solemn Eucharistic celebration and fellowship meal with fellow religious and well wishers. Principal of Don Bosco School Siliguri, Father V.C. Jose along with seven priests andContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena New Delhi, Dec 8, 2023: India’s Latin rite Church is preparing its people to face modern challenges. For this, it has launched a training program on strategic planning training for the 14 regions of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India. A training program was held DecemberContinue Reading
