By George Kommattam Calicut, May 26, 2025: More than 10,000 people braved heavy rains to attend a ceremony to elevate Calicut diocese as a metropolitan archdiocese and its bishop as its first metropolitan archbishop. Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli led the May 25 ceremonies at St.Continue Reading
By Jose Kavi Kannur, May 16, 2026: The head of the Syro-Malabar Church on May 16 expressed concern over increasing wildlife attacks in the southern Indian state of Kerala and urged authorities to provide security to people living along forest borders. Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil was mourning Gafoor Ali, aContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao, May 16, 2025: The women’s wing of Miao diocese in northeastern India organized a two-day convention to launch its nearly decade-long spiritual and pastoral journey towards the Great Jubilee 2033. More than 550 delegates from eight districts of Eastern Arunachal Pradesh attended the May 12-13 programContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, May 14, 2025: A priest of the archdiocese of Trichur in Kerala was on May 14 found hanging from a ceiling fan in his room in the presbytery. Father Leo Puthoor was the parish priest of St Joseph’s Church, Pathiyaram, in Thrissur district in the southernContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Pravithanam, May 11, 2025: Archbishop Emeritus Thomas Menamparampil of Guwahati, a Salesian missionary for 75 years in northeastern India, has warned the Indian Church that it could face the fate of its European counterpart unless it fights internal conflicts and indifference to people’s voices. “Thousands of missionariesContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi Vilakkannur, May 9, 2025: The Vatican has approved the appearance of Christ’s face on a Sacred Host during Mass in a Kerala church 12 years ago as a Eucharistic miracle. Archbishop Joseph Pamplany of Tellicherry on May 9 said the apostolic nuncio to India had relayed theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, May 8, 2028: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) on May 8 expressed “heartfelt gratitude and great joy” over the election of Pope Leo XIV as the 267th successor of Saint Peter. The papal conclave on May 8 elected the American-born Cardinal RobertContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jammu, April 23, 2025: Bishop Ivan Pereira of Jammu-Srinagar on April 23 expressed deep anguish and unequivocal condemnation of what he called horrific terrorist attack on innocent tourists in Kashmir state. Suspected rebels on April 22 killed 27 people in the picturesque tourist resort of Pahalgam.Continue Reading
Vatican City, April 21, 2025: Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died at the age of 88, the Vatican said in a video statement on April 21. He was 88, and had suffered various ailments in his 12-year papacy. “This morning at 7:35 amContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Varanasi, April 10, 2025: A blood donation camp was organized in Varanasi to strengthen harmony between various religions in the holiest city of Hinduism. Indian Missionary Society Father Anand Mathew, director of Souhard Peace Centre who was one of the organizers, said the April 6 programContinue Reading
