By George Joseph Thrissur, April 9, 2026: Trichur Archdiocese in Kerala has taken another step in expanding services for people with disabilities, inaugurating the first fully accessible Via Crucis Tactilis for blind and visually impaired devotees at the Our Lady of Dolours Shrine Basilica. The launch, held in connection withContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vatican City, April 6, 2026: Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Easter “Urbi et Orbi” message from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, urging Catholics worldwide to embrace peace and reject violence. Speaking to tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square and millions watchingContinue Reading
By Sunil D’Cruz Mumbai, April 3, 2026: The All-Mumbai Catholic Discipleship Program 2025-26 concluded with a vibrant Strength Rally, commissioning 203 disciples and 60 animators to serve their communities. The Archdiocese of Bombay’s Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) marked the culmination of its discipleship program with the Strength Rally at St.Continue Reading
By Felix Anthony Deomali, April 2, 2026: About 400 youth from a northeastern Indian diocese are taking part in a five-day prayer program seeking religious harmony and world peace. “Your prayers are needed for our country now more than ever,” Bishop George Palliparambil of Miao said April 1 while openingContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, March 27, 2026: Hundreds of Catholics from St. Antony’s Forane Church in Kozhikode walked 33 kilometers across the city visiting 14 churches in a powerful overnight Way of the Cross pilgrimage for unity and renewal. Carrying crosses and rosaries, parishioners from the church in Paroppady localityContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March, 24, 2026: Bishop Emeritus Jerome Dhas Varuvel of Kuzhithurai, a diocese in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, died on March 24. He was 74. The death occurred at 1:30 am at the Care Home of the Little Sisters of the PoorContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Dantoling, Feb 16, 2026: Thousands of people who recently flocked to a Marian shrine feast in the eastern Indian state of Odisha have prayed for Cardinal Anthony Poola, the new president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India. “May God strengthen him in moments of trial andContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Chevayur, Jan 31, 2026: A parish in the diocese of Thamarassery has honored St. Devasahayam Pillai by staging a drama on the life of India’s first martyr saint. The Nithya Sahaya Matha Church (Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help) in Kozhikode’s Chevayoor staged “Kattadimalayile Raktha Pushpam”Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rome, Dec 18, 2025: Pope Leo XIV on December 18 endorsed the beatification of 12 people and recognized as venerable three others, including a priest who pioneered the Church’s healthcare apostolate in Kerala, southern India. Monsignor Joseph Panjikaran, who died on November 4, 1949, aged 61,Continue Reading
By C.M. Paul Rome, December 11, 2025: As the Khasi community of North-East India stepped into the uncertainties of the third millennium, one name continued to resonate with clarity and conviction: father Sylvanus Sngi Lyngdoh SDB (1921–2016). Affectionately remembered as Fr. Sngi, he was more than a priest, scholar, andContinue Reading
