Vatican, Oct 16: Pope Francis has appointed the second-in-command of Vatican security to head the City State’s national police force, after the resignation of the former chief on October 14. The Pope named Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti, who has worked as part of the Vatican’s gendarmerie since 1995, and has beenContinue Reading
Vatican, Oct 15: The Vatican promoted the launch of ‘smart rosary’ bracelet on Oct 15 compatible with an iOS and Android app, which costs over $100. “In a world of indifference and in the face of so many injustices, poverty, elementary rights denied, praying for peace in the world meansContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Shillong, October 13, 2019: Vicar General Father John Madur was elected as the diocesan administrator following the death of Archbishop Dominic Jala. According to church practice, after a death of a diocesan head, his consulters elect a priest as the diocesan administrator, until Vatican appoints aContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 9, 2019: Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Church Cardinal Mar Cleemis has highlighted the relevance of family values for the betterment of society. Delivering the inaugural address at the second Major Archiepiscopal Assembly of the church here on Oct. 8, he said family values and religious belief wereContinue Reading
More than 200 incidents of violence against Christians in India have been reported this year, according to the Indian branch of Alliance Defending Freedom. In many cases, the violence arises in response to reports that Christians are forcing conversion on non-Christians. Eleven years ago, fundamentalist Hindus in one Indian stateContinue Reading
Chicago, Oct 3, 2019 : You might say that running 10 marathons is extreme. Well, Sr. Stephanie Baliga, who is about to run her tenth, is somewhat of an extreme person. She was once even more of an extreme runner, she told CNA. But while she was a college athlete atContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Miao, October 2, 2019: A Catholic diocese in northeastern India has published a booklet to guide prayer intentions during the Extraordinary Missionary Month announced by Pope Francis. “I hope this booklet helps everyone to make an extra effort to make this month time for deep reflectionContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Sept. 30, 2019: A group of Syro Malabar Catholics in a Delhi locality has found a place to pray five years after a mysterious fire gutted a Latin church they shared. “Thank God we have a place for our own now. We were movingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, September 12, 2019: The Pilar Monastery Church in Goa has released a gold plated coin to mark the 150 the birth anniversary of Venerable Agnelo D’Souza. Retired Bishop Alex Dias of Port Blair, a member of the Pilar society, released the memento on September 11Continue Reading
By Isaac Harold Gomes Kolkata, September 11, 2019: An interfaith prayer for peace and harmony was held at the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata on September 10, commonly known as ‘Inspiration Day.’ Father Francis Sunil Rosario, director of Diocesan Commission for Dialogue and Ecumenism, said September 10Continue Reading
