Vatican City: Pope Francis told the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople November 30 that he is confident that Catholics and Orthodox Christians will attain full communion. In a message to Bartholomew I on the Feast of St. Andrew, Pope Francis praised the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s efforts to promote Christian unity. “We canContinue Reading
Mumbai: Catholic churches in Mumbai are getting ready to reopen for public Masses on November 29 after an eight-month Covid-19 lockdown. Worshipers will be seated far apart in the pews, prayer books will be absent, and masks and sanitizers will be omnipresent. Holy Name Cathedral in Colaba, where Cardinal OswaldContinue Reading
Bengaluru: More than 100 participants from all over the world graduated in a Bible study on November 26. The certificate course was on contextualized Biblical Hermeneutics. As many as 25 lectures by scholars from different Christian denominations were offered. Participants attended the weekly discourses for almost seven months submitting essaysContinue Reading
By Gerard O’Connell Rome: In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, something new is underway in Rome, with the help of the Society of Jesus, and it is the Program for Discerning Leadership. It aims to build the capacity of senior church leaders, including officials of the Roman Curia, generalContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Berhampur: The Coronavirus pandemic has affected one of the important Christian celebrations in Odisha, eastern India. The Odisha Church on November 27 celebrates the feast of Mary Queen of the Mission in Berhampur, some 179 km southwest of Bhubaneswar, the state capital. The annual feast usually attractsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman on November 26 opened the Biblical Year of the Pauline Family in the western Indian state. The Pauline Family members and the Diocesan Centre for Biblical Apostolate launched the year with the theme “That the Word ofContinue Reading
Aizawl: To prevent the spread of coronavirus in Mizoram, the state government has decided to appeal to churches not to celebrate Christmas and New Year attracting huge gathering, an official said. A meeting of officials and leaders of churches and civil society organisations on November 24 chaired by state HealthContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Archdiocese of Delhi is being awarded for the “One and Only Star-Shaped Church” in the World by the Best of India Records. The award was received by Archbishop Anil JT Couto of Delhi at the Archbishop House, on November 25. The Morning Star Church opened to theContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has authorized the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate eight decrees, including a decree on the martyrdom of 127 Spaniards. Bishop Marcello Semeraro, the Prefect of the Congregation, on November 23 presented the causes to the Pope, who approved them. Among them isContinue Reading
Bengaluru: The Latin-Rite dioceses of India will mark “Communio India” Sunday on November 29 (first Sunday of Advent) with the theme “Love one another as I have loved you” (John 13: 34). “This year we observe Communio India Sunday amidst the suffering and the challenges created by the Covid-19 pandemic.Continue Reading
