By Matters India Reporter Panaji: Responding to the call of Archbishop Filippe Neri Ferrao of Goa, St Sebastian’s Chapel at Fontainhas, Panaji will be opened on November 1, said Jovito Lopes, president of the Confraria. However, the parish church Immaculate Conception will continue to be closed to the public. “TogetherContinue Reading
Washington: In popular culture, exorcism often serves as a plot device in chilling films about demonic possession. This month, two Catholic archbishops showed a different face of exorcism – performing the rite at well-attended outdoor ceremonies to drive out any evil spirits lingering after acrimonious protests. The events” distinctive characterContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has named a new prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints following Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s dramatic resignation from the post in September. The pope October 15 appointed Bishop Marcello Semeraro, who has acted as secretary of the Council of Cardinal Advisers since it wasContinue Reading
Lucknow: A Catholic delegation led by Bishop Raphy Manjaly of Allahabad has met R K Tiwari, chief secretary of the government of Uttar Pradesh, to clarify doubts regarding the re-opening of places of worship in the northern Indian state from October 15. The confusion arose because of the differences inContinue Reading
London: Avon and Somerset police in the United Kingdom have applied to the High Court for an injunction against a Christian preacher, arguing his behavior could cause “significant risk or harm to others.” Mike Overd, dubbed Britain’s ‘most arrested’ street preacher, is accused of repeatedly “engaging in anti-social behavior.” PoliceContinue Reading
Mumbai: St Pius X College, the major seminary of the Archdiocese of Bombay, October 5 celebrated its sixty years of existence. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, celebrated the thanksgiving Mass at the seminary located at Goregaon West. The seminary has been instrumental in training ‘Ambassadors for Christ’ for WesternContinue Reading
Assisi: Pope Francis on October 3 signed his new encyclical, Fratelli tutti, during a visit to Assisi, an Italian town associated with St Francis of Assisi. In his first official trip outside Rome since the pandemic struck Italy, the Pope celebrated Mass at the tomb of his namesake, St. FrancisContinue Reading
Secunderabad: The Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) has mourned the death of one of its members, Sister John Sahya Rani. She died of Covid-19 at the age of 51. She had been in the Intensive Care Unit for about 12 days and succumbed to Covid-19 at 4 pm onContinue Reading
Rome: The tomb of Venerable Carlo Acutis was opened for public veneration October 1 ahead of the computer-programming teen’s beatification. A spokeswoman for Acutis’ beatification told Catholic News Agency that the entire body was present, but “not incorrupt.” “Today we … see him again in his mortal body. A bodyContinue Reading
Kolkata: Pope Francis on September 30 elevated Bishop Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruze as the archbishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The oblate prelate, who currently heads the diocese of Sylhet, succeeds Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario as the head of the archdiocese that covers the national capital. The announcement was made at noon in theContinue Reading
