Ahmedabad, May 26, 2020: A Jain ascetic, who claimed to have survived without food or water for 76 years, died on May 26 in the Gandhinagar district of Gujarat, western India. Prahlad Jani alias Chunriwala Mataji, a breatharian yogi, died at his native village Charada, a statement from his disciplesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 25, 2020: All Christian denominations in India have decided to pray together for their nation on May 31, the feast of Pentecost. “As we struggle through these unprecedented times, we come united as one, believing for a better tomorrow, believing for a Covid-freeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Darjeeling, May 24, 2020: South Asia region of Salesians of Don Bosco this year has a total of 83 novices making their first profession. They were trained in five novitiates in India — Chennai, Darjeeling, Dimapur, Kerala and Shillong – and one in Colombo, Sri Lanka.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, May 22, 2020: The Claretian congregation has replaced its Bangalore provincial with a Vatican official as the delegate of the superior general. According to the website of the Claretian Missionaries (Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary or Cordis Marie Filii),Continue Reading
By Robinson Rodrigues New Delhi, May 18, 2020: The leaders of various religions in the national capital on May 18 came together for a virtual interfaith meeting to pray for each other. The Commission for Interreligious Dialogue of the Archdiocese of Delhi organized the program on Zoom Meeting App. DuringContinue Reading
Vatican City, April 26, 2020: Pope Francis has asked Catholics to make a special effort in May to pray the rosary to stop the coronavirus pandemic. “Contemplating the face of Christ with the heart of Mary, our mother, will make us even more united as a spiritual family and willContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, April 22, 2020: The Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), a Kerala-based congregation, has updated its “CMI Global,” a smartphone App that offers support to its members on the go by helping them remain in the CMI digital loop. “Originally, it was launched in 2015. ThisContinue Reading
Vatican City, April 20, 2020: Pope Francis says the forced isolation devised to stop the pandemic was presenting the danger of people living the faith only for themselves — detached from the Sacraments, the Church and the people of God. Online Masses and spiritual communion do not represent the Church,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, April 7, 2020: A group of priests, who call themselves the Twelve Band and based in cities around the world, on April 5 night, came out with a musical video in solidarity with the nation’s fight against Covid-19. The video titled ‘Oru Mezhuthiri Paattu’ (AContinue Reading
Manila, April 7, 2020: It should have been the usual Holy Week he has celebrated since getting ordained for the Catholic priesthood 12 years ago. But for Father Mark Ivo Velasquez of the Archdiocese of Palo, a survivor of Supertyphoon Yolanda, this is a Holy Week like no other. HeContinue Reading
