By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 17, 2019: Pope Francis on May 17 appointed Father Shyamal Bose as the coadjutor bishop of Baruipur diocese in West Bengal state. The announcement was made at 12 noon in Rome and at 3:30 pm, its corresponding time, in India, according to aContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi Kochi, May 17, 2019: Several Muslim leaders in India have welcomed the Vatican’s Ramadan message as an inspiration to work for a world without violence, fear, hunger and ignorance. The greetings from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue inspire “us to break our fast everyday with prayersContinue Reading
Vatican City, May 14, 2019: In a message dedicated for Islam’s Holy Month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, PCID, has urged Christians and Muslims worldwide to build bridges of brotherhood and promote the culture of dialogue. “The Vatican is calling on Christians andContinue Reading
By Irudaya Jothi Shenbaganur, May 8, 2019: A group of Jesuits underwent intense five-week training on Ignatian sources to help those interested in discernment and experience of Christ in daily life. “There has been an increased enquiry on Jesuit spirituality after a Jesuit became a Pope. People want to knowContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, May 3, 2019: The ten-year-old gender policy of the Indian Catholic Church has proved to be a failed promise, women theologians say. A great majority of women’s servitude betrays male privilege that is normalized in the families and in the Church. “This situation makes usContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 1, 2019: Pope Francis on May 1 transferred Bishop Derek Fernandes of Karwar to Belgaum as its new prelate, according to a press note from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India headquarters in New Delhi. The announcement was made at noon in Rome,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, April 25, 2019: India’s Catholic theologians on April 25 assembled in Bengaluru to analyze the current situation in the country and evolve relevant responses to help the Church address modern problems. The 42 annual meeting of the Indian Theological Association (ITA) at the National BiblicalContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, April 24, 2019: Retired priests are “examples of burning furnaces of prayer” for the Church, says India’s leading prelate. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, celebrated Easter Morning Mass with the 23 retired priests at the Clergy Home in Mumbai. “All of our priests follow Jesus: FollowContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, April 24, 2019: All the Latin rite dioceses in India will organize special prayers to show solidarity with the Church and people of Sri Lanka. “To pledge our closeness and solidarity with the victims of the multiple bomb blasts that took place in Sri LankaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rome, April 21, 2019: Consolata Sister Eugenia Bonetti, who wrote the Way of the Cross to pray at Rome’s Colosseum on Good Friday, says it helped highlight sorrows of women, youth and those without hope. “I found it as an opportunity to bring to the Colosseum,Continue Reading
