By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, Aug 29, 2020: Pope Francis on August 29 appointed Father George Kurisummoottil as the auxiliary bishop of Kottayam Syro-Malabar archdiocese to take care of its Knanaya faithful from Syro-Malankara Church. The new bishop is currently the vicar general for the Syro-Malankara faithful of the archdiocese.Continue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, Aug. 27, 2020: The Coronavirus pandemic has forced the Bangalore archdiocese to go for low key celebration of the feast of its famous Marian shrine. “We have been advised by the government and police authorities to have a low-key celebration and to avoid crowding ofContinue Reading
Detroit, Aug 26, 2020: A priest in the US city of Detroit has been left mortified after being told that his ordination has been rendered invalid due to a mix-up of the wording recited during his baptism. The error means that, according to Catholic doctrine, Father Matthew Hood has technicallyContinue Reading
By Biju Veticad Kochi, Aug 23, 2020: The Syro-Malabar Church ended its 28th synod calling upon its people to help the nation increase its productivity and encourage agricultural and industrial activities. As many as 61 bishops from around the world attended the August 19-21 synod held through videoconference because ofContinue Reading
Ankara, Jan 21, 2020: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on August 21 reconverted the historic Chora church, one of Istanbul’s most celebrated Byzantine buildings, into a mosque, a month after opening the famed Hagia Sophia to Muslim worship. The medieval Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, built near the ancientContinue Reading
Kochi, Aug 20, 2020: Over a century-old the feud between two factions in the Malankara Church on August 20 took a new turn with the Jacobites deciding to cut off all relations with the rival Orthodox group. “All sacramental and spiritual relationship with Orthodox faction is being cut off asContinue Reading
Rome, Aug 16, 2020: Their heads encased in white bandages covering the wounds where they had been conjoined, 2-year-old twins named Ervina and Prefina were baptised by Pope Francis on August 6 in the chapel of his residence. The babies from the Central Africa Republic are still hospitalised at theContinue Reading
County Durham, Aug 11, 2020: A Church of England vicar has tapped in to her Chinese cultural heritage and is using chopsticks to give bread to parishioners during Holy Communion. The Rev Eileen Harrop took the unusual approach to the challenge faced by clergy who are reopening churches for publicContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Aug 6, 2020: A Marian hymn sung by a Catholic archbishop in Kerala, southern India, has become a hit on social media platforms. “This is the first time in the history of the Indian Church that an archbishop has sung in a studio for aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ranchi, Aug 5, 2020: The Daughters of St. Anne, the first congregation founded by a tribal sister for tribal girls in eastern India, will elect a new superior general during next general chapter scheduled for early September. The current leader, Sister Linda Mary Vaughan, will completeContinue Reading
