By Irudhaya Jothi Agartala: Many parishes of Agartala diocese in the northeastern state of Tripura on July 25 celebrated the first World Day of Grandparents, declared by Pope Francis. “Our parishes have traditionally been celebrating the Senior Citizens Day on the Sunday prior or after the feast of Saints JoachimContinue Reading
Nagercoil: A Catholic priest in Tamil Nadu’s Kanniyakumari district was arrested July 24 for spreading hate and enmity between religious groups. Father George Ponnaiah, parish priest from Panavilai, triggered a row by allegedly making disparaging remarks about ‘Bharat Mata’ and Hindu religion. The Kuzhithurai diocese condemned his comments made onContinue Reading
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
