By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, April 8, 2024: Ahead of elections in April expected to bring further gains for India’s already powerful Hindu nationalist movements, Catholic bishops have issued new guidelines for schools asking students to recite the preamble to the Indian constitution, which, among other things, guarantees “liberty of belief,Continue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, April 7, 2024: Catholics in Goa say Pope has given them an “approachable pastor” who is “an epitome of faithful servant” as their new auxiliary bishop. The Pope on April 6 appointed Father Simião Purificação Fernandes, who is the current director of the Pastoral Institute ofContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, April 5, 2024: A front-page news published in The Indian Express on April 4 is significant from the perspective of the Catholic Church in India. Under the caption, “Recite Preamble, don’t force Christian traditions: Catholic body to its schools,” the paper highlighted a slew of guidelinesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Theni, April 3, 2024: A 35-year-old Catholic nun was found hanging in her room in a convent in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district. Sister Janet Mary belonged to the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph of Trichy province and she lived with two other nuns in the conventContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 30, 2024: Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of Trichur, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, has called for reaching out to diverse cultures, languages, and traditions with kindness and understanding. In his Easter message issued on March 30, the eve of Easter, theContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 28, 2024: A top court in a central Indian state on March 28 granted bail to a Catholic nun accusing of abetting the suicide of a school girl. The Bilaspur high court, the top court in Chhattisgarh state, granted bail to Carmelite Sister Mercy,Continue Reading
By C.M. Paul Dimapur, March 28, 2024: Bishop James Thoppil of Kohima has intervened at the claim of a Eucharistic miracle in one of the parishes in the northeastern diocese that covers the entire state of Nagaland. The bishop’s intervention on March 27 came three days after the alleged miracleContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, March 26, 2024: The main church of the archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly opened March 26 after being closed for 486 days because of a liturgical dispute. On the orders of the Ernakulam Munsiff Court, Father Varghese Manavalan, administrator of St Mary’s Basilica opened the archdiocese’s cathedralContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 26, 2024: The Press Club of India on March 26 condemned the assault on photojournalists by the Delhi police. “Any form of assault on journalists and photojournalists is totally unacceptable,” asserts a statement issued by the Press Club of India president Gautam LahiriContinue Reading
By Francis Sunil Rosario Ranchi, March 20, 2024: More than 10,000 people turned up for the installation of the seventh archbishop of Ranchi, the mother diocese of India’s tribal Church. Jesuit Archbishop Felix Toppo, who retired as the Ranchi archbishop, on March 19 installed Archbishop Vincent Aind in the presenceContinue Reading