By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Feb 8, 2025: Pope Francis on January 8 promoted Bishop Udumala Bala Showreddy of Warangal as the archbishop of Visakhapatnam in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. On the same day, the Pope a new bishop for Jalpaiguri, a diocese in the easternContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Daringbadi, Feb 7, 2025: Cardinal Felipe Neri Ferrao, president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), has congratulated the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar for producing 35 martyrs of faith. The cardinal’s message was read by Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore, newly elected CCBI vice president, atContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Raikia, Jan 31, 2025: Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli on January 31 visited Odisha’s Kandhamal district to show solidarity with the survivors of the 2008 anti-Christian violence. “I am very happy to be here. You are like the first Christian community who stood firm in their faithContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Jan 30, 2025: The Catholic bishops of India on January 30 offered prayers and Mass for the victims of a stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), a town in Uttar Pradesh state. The stampede on early January 29 at the largest religiousContinue Reading
By Tessy Jacob Bhubaneswar, Jan 28, 2025: Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli on January 28 urged India’s Latin rite bishops to become the disciples of Christ and not just his fans. When Jesus worked miracles, he had many fans watching him, but only a few choseContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Aluva, Jan 26, 2025: A court in Kerala has dropped a case against a bus conductor for illtreating Daya Bai, a renowned social activist and tribal rights promoter. The court in Aluva on January 24 stopped the proceedings against Shylan after Daya Bai, who travelled fromContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Jan 25, 2025: Pope Francis on January 25 accepted the resignation of Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the archbishop of Bombay, and elevated Coadjutor Bishop John Rodrigues as his successor. Cardinal Gracias, who turned 80 on December 24, 2024, had submitted his resignation five years ago, butContinue Reading
By Matter India Reporter Chennai, Jan 25, 2025: A delegation of the Migrants Assistance Information Network has sought the support of the Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission for the welfare of the migrant communities in the southern Indian state. The delegation met Jesuit Father Joe Arun, the commission chairman onContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Jan 24, 2025: The Vatican on January 24 announced the appointment of Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad as the prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. Simultaneously, he will continue to be the coordinator of Apostolic Journeys at the Secretary of State. The 51-year-old cardinal belongsContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Jan 22, 2025: A Capuchin seminarian, who was arrested six weeks ago in a sex scandal, has been cleared of the allegation after a DNA test, his provincial says. The police in Eluru, Telangana, have arrested another man in connection with the case of impregnating aContinue Reading
