By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 21, 2026: Ivan Fernandes, a journalist with more than three decades of experience in international media, has become the managing editor of Matters India. Ivan, as he is popularly known, assumed the office on March 21, two days after the news service completedContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kochi, March 20, 2026: The Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, the largest congregation for men in the Syro-Malabar Church, has elected Father Paul Achandy as its prior general, for the second time. The 62-year-old priest had earlier held the post for six years from 2014, the year PopeContinue Reading
By Rani Punnasseril New Delhi, March 18, 2026: The Catholic Church does a commendable job for migrants but it should extend its service to refugees and asylum seekers in India, says an official of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The Church’s Commission for Migrants and its dedicatedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi March 13, 2026: Pope Leo XIV has transferred his representative in India to Croatia, a country in Central and Southeast Europe. The transfer was announced on March 13, the 73rd birthday of Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, the outgoing apostolic nuncio to India and Nepal. MajorContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, March 13, 2026: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar has urged the faithful to intensify their Lenten observances with special prayers, fasting, and charity, dedicating them to peace in Myanmar and across the world. In a pastoral appeal signed by Cardinal Charles Bo, the conferenceContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Guwahati, March 11, 2026: Leaders of the Catholic Church in northeastern India have gathered in Guwahati, Assam for a strategic planning to adapt and implement the Pastoral Plan 2033 in the region. The March 11-12 meeting, held at the North East Diocesan Social Service Societies, has broughtContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, March 11, 2026: The archdiocese of Bombay has commemorated the birth centenary of Monsignor Benny Aguair, the longest serving editor of The Examiner, India’s leading Catholic weekly. “Monsignor Benny was an evangelizer through his pen. He proclaimed the Gospel, not only in the pulpit but inContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Feb 26, 2026: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has joined political and social leaders to condemn “the shameful act of racial abuse and harassment” of girls from northeastern India in the national capital. “Such repeated incidents in different parts of our country are unacceptableContinue Reading
By Patrick Hansda New Delhi, Feb 23, 2026: Rahul (name changed) was overjoyed when he received a motorized wheelchair from Caritas India. “Earlier, I had to depend on others to move even short distances. Now. I can travel on my own. I feel free,” said the 32-year-old daily wager, whoContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, Feb 17, 2026: Students of a Catholic college in Kerala have named a newly discovered plant species after their former principal, Carmelite Father Joseph Paikada. “Naming this plant after Father Paikada is a tribute to a teacher and principal who inspired students to study and loveContinue Reading
