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
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 18, 2024: Father Paul Thelakat on March 15 stepped down as the editor of the Sathyadeepam, the largest circulated Catholic weekly in Malayalam language. The 75-year-old priest of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese edited the weekly for a record 37 years. So, on March 13, theContinue Reading
By Allen Brooks Udalguri, March 14, 2024: More than 25,000 Christians representing various denominations gathered at Udalguri town in Assam on March 14 to pray for peace and harmony in the nation. The meeting took place in the backdrop of the northeastern Indian state passing the controversial Assam Healing (PreventionContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 14, 2024: Archbishop Geevaghese Mar Ivanios, the first head of the Syro-Malankara Church, advanced on the sainthood path on March 14 when Pope Francis elevated him as a Venerable. Archbishop Ivanios, who is known as the Newman of the East, is currently a ServantContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 12, 2024: A Catholic bishop in Uttar Pradesh state on March 12 expressed relief after a court granted bail to a Catholic and 10 Protestants. “Finally, I am able to give you good news. The District Judge [in Barabanki] has granted bail to FatherContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 11, 2024: Nirmala Carvalho, a veteran journalist who contributes regularly to Church publications in India and overseas, has won the prestigious Golden Pen Award for excellence in journalism, given by The Examiner, a 175-year-old weekly published from Mumbai. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, March 7, 2024: Some 200 women, representing mostly slums in the eastern Indian city of Patna, celebrated the International Women’s Day by pledging to protect the country’s Constitution and democracy. The March 6 program was inspired by the “Kittur Declaration” that urged Indian women toContinue Reading