By Mukhim Bivan Guwahati, October 8, 2025 — In a stirring celebration of compassion and commitment, Snehalaya—the “House of Love” and Young at Risk (YaR) centre of the Salesian Guwahati Province—marked its Silver Jubilee on Wednesday, commemorating 25 years of transformative service to marginalized and vulnerable children. The milestone eventContinue Reading
By Lalita Roshni Lakra Vaishali, Oct 5, 2025: Around 40 nuns engaged in fighting human trafficking in India spent three days at a Church media institute learning various forms of media that they could use in their mission. The October 3-5 workshop aimed to equip the AMRAT (Asian Movement ofContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Oct 1, 2025: The Daughters of St Paul, a member of the Pauline Family, on October 1 elected Sister Mari Lucia Kim as their superior general during their 12th general chapter in Rome. Sister Kim is the first Asian to head the 110-year-old congregation foundedContinue Reading
By C. M. Paul Kolkata, Sept. 28, 2025: In a gesture echoing the humility of Pope Benedict XVI and the pastoral heart of St. John Mary Vianney, Archbishop Thomas D’Souza of Kolkata has retired—not into silence, but into service. He will now assist at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Barasat,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, Sept. 20, 2025: Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Thomas D’Souza from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Calcutta, effective September 20. With this, Coadjutor Archbishop Elias Frank has automatically succeeded him as the tenth archbishop of the archdiocese, based inContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Mumbai, August 16, 2025: The Don Bosco Research Centre (DBRC), Mumbai, inaugurated its newly revamped website, signaling a renewed commitment to research, advocacy, and service within the Salesian mission, August 13, 2025. The modest yet meaningful ceremony was presided over by Provincial Fr Savio Silveira, joined byContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Yercaud, August 12, 2025 — Founded in 1972 by Salesian Fr Scaria Thuruthiyil, the Social Service Guild of Yercaud (SSGY) continues to serve the poor through collaborative outreach and faith-driven action. The belated golden jubilee celebrations of SSGY were held at Sacred Heart College Yercaud on AugustContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Berhampore, West Bengal, August 9, 2025 — On Prison Ministry Day, August 10, we recall the transformative legacy of Kolkata province Salesian priest Father Scaria Nedumattathil, founder of the Don Bosco Prison Ministry. What started as a compassionate visit to Berhampore Central Correctional Home in Murshidabad district, WestContinue Reading
C. M. Paul Siliguri, August 9, 2025 — Sister Sujata Jena, a lawyer and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, has denounced recent allegations of religious conversion by nuns in tribal areas as “unfounded and politically motivated.” In an interview with Matters India, Sr.Continue Reading
C.M. Paul Shillong, July 7, 2025: Salesian Father Zephyrinus Baxla, a trailblazer in Adivasi cultural revival and education, died on July 7 due to kidney ailments. The death occurred at 7:30 pm at Holy Cross Hospital, Kunkuri, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, announced Salesian Shillong provincial Father JohnContinue Reading
