“Life is worthwhile with a smile”: Kurian Joseph
2018-11-30
Justice Kurian Joseph’s advice to colleagues: “When you smile others also smile”
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Indian nun dies in Tanzania in road accident
2018-11-28
By Matters India Reporter Tanzania, Nov. 28, 2018: An Indian nun died in a road accident in Tanzania on November 27. The 44-year-old victim is identified as Sister Rohini Pradhan, a native of the Kandhamal district of Odisha, eastern India. The accident occurred when the member of Carmelite Sisters ofContinue Reading
Withdraw warning letter to Vattoly, Bishop Manathodath urged
2018-11-28
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov. 27, 2018: An advocacy group of Catholic religious on November 27 urged the apostolic administrator of the archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly to withdraw a warning letter he recently served on a “prophetic” priest. The members of Forum for Justice and Peace (FORUM) say theyContinue Reading
Caritas opens rebuilding phase in flood-hit Kerala
2018-11-26
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Nov. 26, 2018: Caritas India chairperson Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala has opened the rehabilitation phase of the Church agency’s aid programs among the flood-hit dioceses of Kerala. Bishop Monteiro on November 19-22 met with bishops, social work directors and several families in Verapoly archdioceseContinue Reading
Catholic nuns urge sisters to report sexual abuse to police
2018-11-25
Rome, Nov. 25, 2018: The Catholic Church’s global organization of nuns has denounced the “culture of silence and secrecy” surrounding sexual abuse in the church and is urging sisters who have been abused to report the crimes to police and their superiors. The International Union of Superiors General, which representsContinue Reading
“Rebel” nuns’ priest supporter to face disciplinary action
2018-11-23
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Nov 22, 2018: A Syro-Malabar archdiocese has threatened to act against a priest who it alleges incites sedition and hatred against Church authorities and associates with extremist and atheistic groups. “Some of them are said to be groups which plot against the Church, harm goodContinue Reading
Jalandhar rape case: Women theologians write to Pope
2018-11-21
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, November 20, 2018: The Indian Women Theologians Forum (IWTF) has written to Pope Francis expressing deep concerns over the way the Church in their country handles sexual abuse cases. Around 800 Catholics from around the world have endorsed the letter sent to the PopeContinue Reading
‘World Day of Poor’ challenges one’s comfort zones: Jesuit
2018-11-19
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, Nov. 18, 2018: Every person needs to revisit one’s comfort zones thinking of the poor, says a Jesuit educationist. Matters India talked to some people about the second “World Day of the Poor” declared by Pope Francis. It was celebrated on November 18 this year.Continue Reading
Kerala bishops resent article criticizing confessions to priests
2018-11-17
Kochi, Nov. 17, 2018: An article published in Vijnaana Kairali, a monthly publication of the state-run Kerala Bhasha Institute, has become the center of controversy after commenting on the practice of confession in Catholic churches. The article has sparked criticism from the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) as well asContinue Reading
Cyclone Gaja kills 20, damages Vailankanni church
2018-11-16
By Matters India Reporter Chennai, Nov. 16, 2018: At least 20 people were killed and more than 86,000 evacuated as the cyclonic storm Gaja crossed Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry coast on November 16. The storm caused extensive damages to India’s top Marian shrine, the Basilica of Our Lady of GoodContinue Reading