Implementation of Dalit policy far from satisfactory: Priest
2018-12-15
CBCI Dalit policy completes two yearsContinue Reading
Pope Francis poised to redo translation of Lord’s Prayer
2018-12-13
Rome, Dec. 12, 2018: Pope Francis, showing once again his willingness to turn over liturgical tables, is expected to approve a change in the translation of the Lord’s Prayer, the famous biblical petition recited by Christians billions of times a day. The Italian Episcopal Conference [CEI] has submitted the proposedContinue Reading
Homosexuals Should Not Be Priests :Pope Francis
2018-12-05
Vatican, Dec 4 : “The issue of homosexuality is a very serious issue that must be adequately discerned from the beginning with the candidates,” says Pope Francis, in referencing applicants to Catholic seminaries. His comments appear in a book-length interview entitled The Strength of a Vocation, released in 10 languages in early December.Continue Reading
New archbishop for Nagpur appointed
2018-12-03
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 3, 2018: Pope Francis on Dec. 3 appointed Bishop Elias Gonsalves as the new archbishop of Nagpur. This was announced at noon in Rome and its corresponding time in India, according to a press release from the headquarters of the Catholic Bishops’ ConferenceContinue Reading
Coadjutor bishop appointed for Dibrugarh diocese
2018-12-03
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 2, 2018: Pope Francis on Dec. 2 appointed Father Albert Hemrom as the coadjutor bishop of Dibrugarh diocese in Assam state, eastern India. This was announced at noon in Rome and at its corresponding time 4:30 pm in India. The bishop-elect was bornContinue Reading
Abuse commission member says Indian cardinal offers ‘deep insights’
2018-12-02
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Dec. 2, 2018: The only non-Western member of the committee organizing the Feb. 21-24 Vatican summit on clerical sexual abuse can contribute “deep insights” at the meeting, according to a member of the pope’s commission for child protection. Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai joins ChicagoContinue Reading
Pope praises witness of Pakistani Catholic killed in 2011
2018-12-01
Vatican, Nov 30: Servant of God Shahbaz Bhatti, a Catholic politician from Pakistan who was killed in 2011, is a witness of how to act with love in the face of hatred, Pope Francis said Friday. Speaking to a Pakistani association named for Bhatti, the pope said Nov 30, “mayContinue Reading
Local miracles reported from hair of Mother Teresa
2018-11-28
Teresa of Calcutta has landed in New Westminster – or, at least, a strand of her hair has. The first-class relic, a gift to the Ukrainian Eparchy of New Westminster’s Holy Eucharist Cathedral, from a priest who knew Mother Teresa personally, is inspiring many who have come to view it.Continue Reading
Casket housing St Xavier relics in Goa to undergo restoration
2018-11-27
Panaji, Nov 26, 2018: The iconic casket that has housed the relics of St Francis Xavier, a Jesuit and patron saint of Goa, at a church for over 300 years, will undergo major restoration work, a priest said Nov.23. The casket, comprising silver, wood and cloth, was originally made byContinue Reading
Family Year Convention held in Raipur
2018-11-26
By F. M. Britto Raipur, November 26, 2018: Raipur archdiocese held Family Year Convention, in Raipur climaxing the Family Year being celebrated in Chhattisgarh region this year. Nearly 1400 people from most of the archdiocese’s 76 parishes participated in the Nov 23-24 program. “Coming together from all the parishes ofContinue Reading