Vatican City: Pope Francis on November 12 promoted and transferred Bishop Raphy Manjaly of Allahabad as the archbishop of Agra, the mother diocese of the Church in northern India. He succeeds Archbishop Albert D’Souza, who has headed the Agra Archdiocese since 2007. Archbishop D’Souza last year turned 75, the canonicalContinue Reading
London: Aid to the Church in Need has sent an emergency aid package of 100,000 Euros to Mozambique after extremists linked to Daesh (ISIS) beheaded more than 50 people. The charity announced the aid November 10, following news of the atrocities, which have been confirmed by police. The violence isContinue Reading
By Matters India New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among those mourning the death of a Spanish Jesuit who contributed a new style of writing in Gujarati and translated many mathematical concepts into that Indian language. Father Carlos Gonzalvez Valles died November 9 in Madrid, capital of Spain. TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: People from various walks of life on November 7 condemned the response of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to a request of an 83-year-Jesuit with Parkinson’s disease now languishing in a jail in Mumbai, western India. Father Stan Swamy November 7 moved the NIAContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India November 5 rejected a petition from Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar seeking a review of the Kerala High Court order that had dismissed his plea to dismiss a rape case against him. The review petition was heard by aContinue Reading
Rome, Nov 4, 2020: Pope Francis has restricted the right of diocesan bishops to establish new religious congregations. In a motu proprio published on Nov 4, the pope modifies canon law so that it is no longer necessary for local bishops merely to consult with Rome before officially recognizing religiousContinue Reading
Vienna, Nov 2,2020: At least one person was killed and at least 15 others – including at least one police officer – were seriously injured in exchanges of gunfire in central Vienna that Austria’s interior minister described as a terror attack. One attacker was shot dead after incidents at sixContinue Reading
Kochi: The Kerala Region Latin Catholic Bishops’ Council (KRLCBC) has called for discussions by the government with Dalit as well as other backward communities in connection with the implementation of reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) among forward communities. The council, in a statement, expressed several apprehensions regarding the EWSContinue Reading
Raipur: Social and civil rights groups have expressed serious concern over increasing incidents of violence against tribal Christians in Bastar in Chhattisgarh and urged the central Indian state government to conduct an impartial investigation and to take preventive measures to protect peace and harmony in the tribal region. Social activistContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Pope’s Francis’ recent comments on gay civil union are misunderstood and misinterpreted, says Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the head of the Catholic Church in India and one of the seven advisers of the pontiff. “There is no change in the Church doctrine at all. TheContinue Reading
