Bangkok: Christians in Thailand are celebrating after 1,435 people were baptized in a huge outdoor event. Believers from five different provinces of the Southeastern country gathered September 23 at a reservoir in central Thailand for the ceremony. Church planting groups Free in Jesus Christ Association (FJCCA) and Reach a VillageContinue Reading
Manila, Sept. 25, 2020: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Catholic Church has decided to prolong by one year the quincentennial celebration of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines. The supposed culminating activity in April, 2021, would now be the launch of a year-long celebration that will end inContinue Reading
VATICAN CITY , Sep 24, 2020: A powerful Vatican cardinal caught up in a real estate scandal resigned suddenly on September 24, and gave up his right to take part in an eventual conclave to elect a pope, in one of the most mysterious episodes to hit the Holy SeeContinue Reading
By Lalita Roshni Lakra Ranchi, September 16, 2020: The Daughters of St Anne (DSA) has elected a new superior general, who hails from the parish where a Belgian Jesuit missionary was killed while trying to save some Muslims during a communal violence 56 years ago. Sister Lily Grace Topno wasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Techny, Sept 16, 2020: An American Divine Word missionary, who spent 50 years in India as a seminary trainer and promoter of inter-religious dialogue, has died. He was 100. Father Felix Eckerman died September 13 at Divine Word Residence at Techny in the United States, afterContinue Reading
Vatican City, Sep 13, 2020: The Vatican has said it was “necessary and urgent” to return to in-person Masses as soon as anti-coronavirus measures permit. The head of the Vatican’s liturgy office, Cardinal Robert Sarah, said in a letter to bishops’ conferences that virtual liturgies, while useful, were no replacementContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Sept 8, 2020: A parish in Goa has organized card making competition on the Blessed Virgin Mary’s birthday to make them aware of their mothers’ sacrifices for them. “We wanted the children to appreciate their mothers, who are bringing them up in faith, nurturing them physically,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kuravilangad, Sept 8, 2020: A mosaic of the world’s first Marian apparition will be enshrined at the Church of Annunciation in Israel’s Nazareth city on September 8, the feast of Nativity. The mosaic is done with a backdrop of Marth Mariam (St Mary’s) Major Archiepiscopal ChurchContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Madurai, September 6, 2020: The first bishop to ordain women as ministers in the Church of South India (CSI) passed away September 5 in Madurai. Retired Bishop David Gnaniah Pothirajulu of Madurai-Ramnad, was the former CSI deputy moderator. He was 84. He is survived by hisContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, August 31, 2020: A scripture scholar in Bengaluru, southern India, plans to start a weekly online Bible study on the last book of the Bible – The Revelation. Salesian Father Shabu Joseph, the presented of the program, says the Coronavirus pandemic has made people wonderContinue Reading
