By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Feb 16, 2022: The Catholic bishops in Karnataka say the demolition of the Jesus statue in a village is the latest example of growing attack on Christians in the southern Indian state. Father Faustine Lobo, the spokesperson of the Karnataka Regional Catholic Bishops Council (KRCBC) bemoansContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Madurai, Feb 15, 2022: The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on February 15 granted bail to a Catholic bishop and five priests who are in judicial custody for alleged charges of illegal sand mining. Bishop Samuel Mar Irenios Kaattukallil of Pathanamthitta Syro-Malankara Church andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Feb 13, 2022: Thousands of people cutting across religions have demanded the repeal of all anti-conversion laws in India. The demand comes ahead of February 14 when the Karnataka government plans to table the Anti-Conversion Bill in the state’s Upper House. Prominent signatories ofContinue Reading
Kiliyanthra, Feb 9, 2022: A Catholic nun from India died in a car accident in Connecticut in the United States of America. Sister Anila Puthenthara died at 11 pm February 6 (9:30 am Indian time on February 7) while going for duty in St Joseph’s Livil Nursing Home. She wasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Feb 8, 2022: A Catholic bishop and five priests from Kerala, southern India, have been arrested on charges of illegal sand mining in the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district court has remanded all the six in judicial custody, but BishopContinue Reading
By Robancy Helen Trichy, Feb 7, 2022: A court in Tamil Nadu, southern India, on February 7 granted bail to a 62-year-old Catholic nun, 18 days after she was arrested in connection with the suicide of a hostel girl. Justice P Mathusuthanan, principal sessions Judge of Thanjavur, also granted anticipatoryContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Feb 6, 2022: The Sisters in Solidarity, a national forum of Catholic women in India, on February 6 demanded “absolute transparency and accountability” in the way the Church handles sex abuse cases. The group, comprising religious and lay women, stresses revising canon law and theContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Feb 4, 2022: A Jesuit priest, who was credited with evangelizing and proselytizing naturopathy and homeopathy, died February 3 at Dindigul in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was 77. Father Joseph John Britto, a naturopath who was nicknamed “India’s water man,” wasContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Feb 3, 2022: A Catholic parish was reopened for the public after 22 years in the eastern Indian state of Odisha with the help of the civil authorities. The Chandiput parish of the diocese of Berhampur was closed after a priest refused to accept his transferContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Feb 2, 2022: Pope Francis on February 2 appointed Monsignor Thomas J Netto as the new head of the Trivandrum Latin rite archdiocese. The Pope has also accepted the resignation of Archbishop M Calist Soosa Pakiam, who headed the archdiocese since February 2, 1990. TheseContinue Reading
