By Matters India Reporter Mangaluru, Feb 15, 2023: A Catholic social worker, who has campaigned against substance abuse for three decades, on February 15 received the first “Life Time Achievement award” instituted by a Jain center in Karnataka. Dharmasthala conferred the award on Thomas Scaria, who heads the Ecolink InstituteContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Narmadapuram, Fen 13, 2023: Unidentified persons have set fire to a Protestant church in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Police have launched a probe against those behind the burning of the Evangelical Lutheran church under Kesla police station in Narmadapuram district. People came toContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Feb 8, 2023: Archbishop Emeritus Ignatius Paul Pinto of Bangalore, a renowned liturgist who found a middle path to solve the language controversy in the archdiocese, died February 8. He was 98. The death occurred at 1:30 am at the Senior Citizens Home managed by theContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Feb 4, 2023: Two bishops were appointed and one retired on February 4 in the Indian Catholic Church. Pope Francis appointed Father Wilbert Marwein as the bishop of Nongstoin, a diocese in the northern Indian state of Meghalaya, and Father James Shekhar as the bishopContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Feb 2, 2023: Church leaders in Kerala have demanded stringent action against a Muslim who was arrested for allegedly burning a copy of the Bible and uploading its footage on the internet. The Kerala police on January 31 arrested Mohammed Mustafa, a resident of KasargodContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 20, 2023: A 73-year-old Dominican nun and a 36-year-old diocesan priest have died in tragic accidents at two different parts of India. Father Melvin Abraham Pallithazhathu of Bijnor diocese died January 19 when his vehicle fell into a gorge of 500 feet deepContinue Reading
By Lalita Roshni Lakra New Delhi, Jan 10, 2023: A Jesuit priest died January 10 in a road accident in central India a little over two months after his priestly ordination. Father Arun Bara died around 4 pm when his motorcycle was hit by a truck near Bandarchua village nearContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mysore, Jan 9, 2023: Archbishop Emeritus Bernard Moras taken over as the apostolic administrator of Mysore diocese after its bishop was “asked to go for leave” by the Vatican. According to a press release by the Public Relations Officer of the diocese, Archbishop Moras took charge JanuaryContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter New Delhi, January 2, 2023 — A violent crowed of tribal people vandalized a Catholic Church, a grotto of Mother Mary and the presbytery in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh state on Jan. 2. The crowed armed with sticks and stones forced open the main gate of the SacredContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, December 24, 2022: The Apostolic Carmel Sisters organized a unique Christmas celebration with transgender community in Bengaluru, giving a message of gender equality and inter-religious amity. The celebration held a week ago at the Apostolic Carmel Generalate in Jayanagar in collaboration with the Teachers TrainingContinue Reading