By Matters India Reporter Mannanam: As many as 56 newly ordained priests of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate Congregation (CMI) on January 4 celebrated thanksgiving Mass at St. Joseph’s Monastery Church in Mannanam in Kerala’s Kottayam district where their founder’s remains are kept. Father Mathew Chandrankunnel, a member of theContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar: The diocese of Berhampur in Odisha has opened the largest holistic laity center in the eastern Indian state. Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak of Berhampur inaugurated the “Anugraha Peetho”(center of grace) on December 27 at Mohana in the Gajapati district. In his address at the inaugural function,Continue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican’s news agency has drawn up a list of pastoral workers or what it describes as “missionaries,” who were killed in the world during 2020. The annual list says that the “missionaries” killed include 8 priests, 1 male religious, 3 nuns, 2 seminarians and 6 lay people.Continue Reading
By Frida Toppo Bishnupur: When Archbishop Dominic Lumon of Imphal ordains Father Gangmei Pheigathuaipou Daniel on December 30, the Jesuits will get their first priest from Rongmei, a major Naga tribe in the northeastern India. Archbishop Lumon will ordain Father Daniel in St Ignatius Church Bishnupur, a Jesuit parish inContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis announced December 27 a special year dedicated to the family, marking the fifth anniversary of the publication of his apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia. In his Angelus address on the feast of the Holy Family, the Pope noted that March 19, 2021, would mark five years sinceContinue Reading
By Raj Irudaya Chennai: A webinar organized by the Indian Theological Association (ITA) presented the latest papal encyclical as the Christian response to the fear of the other. Panelists Jesuit Father Victor Edwin and Fransalian Father Jacob Parappally addressed the theme “Fear of the Other: Fratelli Tutti as a ChristianContinue Reading
Panaji: The Archaeological Survey of India has begun the restore the four-century old silver casket that houses the relics of Saint Francis Xavier at the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa. The casket, which was last tended to in 1698, has been braving the elements within the basilica, which isContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on December 8 proclaimed a “Year of Saint Joseph” to mark the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. The year will last from December 8 this year to December 8, 2021. In a new Apostolic Letter entitled PatrisContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji: The Catholic Charismatic renewal Television, or CCR TV, has completed three years of proclamation of God’s Love. “This is what the Lord wants us to be in this challenging world of ours,” says Robin Francis D’Souza, the television’s CEO. The CCR TV Channel was inauguratedContinue Reading
By Jose Murickan Mysuru: The Norbertines across the world have launched yearlong programs to celebrate the 900 years of the foundation of the fifth oldest surviving Catholic religious congregation. The order’s current abbot general Father Jose Wouters on December 3 performed the main function of the jubilee year — openingContinue Reading
