Japanese Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences. Archbishop Kikuchi replaced Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-Sang of Macau, who resigned from the post this month. The FABC announced the archbishops’ appointment in a letter sent to itsContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: A Catholic priest, who uses youth power to promote agriculture and protect Goa from polluting mines, has welcomed the Supreme Court upholding its earlier order of cancellation of mining leases in the western Indian state. “People of India can still trust judiciary that it will notContinue Reading
Mumbai: Justice SS Shinde of the Bombay High Court on July 19 said late tribal rights activist and priest – Stan Swamy’s – graceful funeral service after his demise on July 5 2021, had touched him. “I was informed about the timing of the funeral service. Such a wonderful person.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Pope Francis on July 16 appointed Father Deepak Valerian Tauro, rector of St Albert’s College in Ranchi, as the auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Delhi. The 54-year-old bishop-elect is a priest of the diocese of Muzaffarpur in Bihar, eastern India. The appointment wasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: Jesuit Father Abraham Enthemkuzy, former director of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) and director of Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur on July 14 passed away at XIM Bhubaneswar due to a cardiac arrest. He was 70. According to Father Jerry Cutinha, provincial ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: An expelled Catholic nun suffered a setback July 14 when the Kerala High Court refused to entertain her plea for protection against eviction from the convent where she currently stays. Lucy Kalappura was in August 2019 expelled from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation. The Vatican rejectedContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: Sacramental blackmail, clergy sexual abuse, clericalism and property disputes are among challenges facing Catholic women religious in India, an international webinar was told. The July 10 meeting organized by Voices of Faith, a Rome-based international network, discussed the findings of a Conference of Religious India surveyContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi: The demolition of a church in south Delhi has upset the Syro-Malabar Catholics living in the national capital. Father Jose Kannukuzhi, parish priest of Little Flower Church in Lado Sarai, said that on July 12 morning officials of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation came withContinue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Kolkata: A webinar in Kolkata to pay tribute to tribal activist Father Stan Swamy heard speakers calling for the immediate repeal of an anti-terror law that apparently was used against those working for the rights of the poor and marginalized. The July 11 program jointly organized byContinue Reading
Jaipur: Six people have died and many feared injured July 11 in a lightning strike at Amer Palace near Jaipur, capital of the northwestern state of Rajasthan. The incident took place when people were taking selfies at a watch tower amid rain in the Rajasthan capital. According to reports, dozensContinue Reading
