By Jose Kavi New Delhi: An Austrian magazine has listed a Catholic nun from India among 100 people, who influenced the world the most during the crises-ridden 2020. The “OOOM” has placed Sister Lucy Kurien, founder director of the Pune-based Maher, 12th in the list, just above the Dalai LamaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thiruvalla: The Apostolic Catholic Church of India on January 4 ordained as a bishop Anand Muttungal, who was recently dismissed from priesthood by Pope Francis. Muttungal’s episcopal ordination was held at Greek Orthodox Church in Thiruvalla, Kerala, according to a press release from Bishop Babu GeorgeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: A marriage between a Catholic woman and a Muslim man in Kerala has been declared “invalid” by an enquiry commission of the Syro-Malabar Church. Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Oriental Church, had ordered the probe by a three-member commission after a section of hisContinue Reading
By F. M. Britto Raipur: The death of suspended Catholic priest has been mourned by his devotees from other religions in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Father Joseph Parecattil died on December 29 because of Covid-19. He was 76. He was hospitalized in Bilaspur town three weeks ago afterContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 29 gave a patient hearing to the representatives of the Jacobite Church in a bid to resolve decades-old raging dispute between the two factions of the Kerala Malankara Church. A day earlier, the prime minister met the otherContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru: Pope Francis on December 28 promoted Bishop Victor Lyngdoh of Jowai as the archbishop of Shillong in the northeastern state of Meghalaya. The appointment was made public at noon in Rome, corresponding to 4:30 pm in India. Shillong archdiocese, the mother diocese of the CatholicContinue Reading
New Delhi: A 46-year-old nun who hailed from Gujarat and worked in a school in Jharkhand’s Simdega, was killed while trying to get down from a moving train that she wrongly boarded at Jharsuguda railway station on December 26. The deceased has been identified as Sister Jyotsna Parmar, a residentContinue Reading
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet on December 26 passed a bill aimed at curbing forced religious conversions in the central Indian state. If made a law, it will include a maximum punishment of up to 10 years in jail and up to 100,000 rupees in fine, with the burden ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thiruvananthapuram: A court in Kerala on December 23 gave life term to a Catholic priest and nun found guilty of murdering Sister Abhaya 28 years ago. A day earlier, the special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation convicted Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy, aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thiruvananthapuram: A court in Kerala on December 22 found a Catholic priest and a nun guilty of murdering Sister Abhaya 28 years ago. The Special Court of the Central Bureau of Investigation in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital, found Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy guilty ofContinue Reading