By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, July 16, 2020: The 33rd plenary of the Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CCBI), which was scheduled to take place early next year in Odisha, has been postponed because of Covid-19 pandemic. The bi-annual CCBI assembly of Latin Rite bishops was supposed to takeContinue Reading
By Christopher Wells Lourdes, July 15, 2020: The Marian Shrine at Lourdes will host the first online world pilgrimage on July 16, the anniversary of the final apparition to St Bernadette Soubirous more than 150 years ago. In 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a young French girl, BernadetteContinue Reading
Vatican City, July 14, 2020: An Italian laywoman, who was once believed to be demonically possessed, is among five whose sainthood causes were advanced by Pope Francis. In a meeting July 10 with Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, the Pope recognized a miracle attributedContinue Reading
By Fr. Paul Parecattil Kochi, July 12, 2020: Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of Kerala is opening a youtube chanel to bring devotional music nearer to liturgical music; through its latest YouTube channel, ‘Sacred Music’. It’s a new venture of the Sacred Music department of the archdiocese which recently published its firstContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, July 5, 2020: The Syro-Malabar diocese of Faridabad has announced that it would resume services in all churches from July 12 “Almost four months of dormant spiritual and pastoral activities in the churches due to Covid-19 the diocese of Faridabad-Delhi has come up with aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Tura: July 4, 2020: Father Jose Chirackal was on July 4 ordained as the auxiliary bishop of Tura in the northeastern state of Meghalaya. Bishop Andrew R Marak of Tura led the episcopal ordination ceremony in the presence of Bishop Emeritus Mamalassery of Tura, Bishops VictorContinue Reading
Rome, July 1, 2020: A young Italian computer whiz, who died when he was 15 is one miracle away from becoming the first millennial saint. Carlo Acutis, who used the internet to spread the Roman Catholic message, and is said to have saved a young Brazilian boy from a terribleContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 30, 2020: Many faith leaders in the national capital have come together online in solidarity for to pray soldiers who died on the border and victims of the Coronavirus pandemic. John Dayal, a prominent lay leader, in his introduction to the June 29Continue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, June 28, 2020: Fostering personal and community prayers, safeguarding and upholding social justice and taking care of creation are among the ten steps Archbishop Filippe Neri Ferrao has recommended for his people to witness their faith. The western Indian archdiocese has chosen “You are my witnesses”Continue Reading
By Courtney Mares Rome, June 23, 2020: Sister Stan Mumuni dedicates her life to caring for abandoned children with birth defects in Ghana. When the coronavirus pandemic spread to West Africa, she said that she ran to the market to buy soap and supplies, but the prices had already tripled.Continue Reading
