By Elvis Fernandes, Nirmala Carvalho New Delhi, Nov 21, 2023: Devotees flocked to shrines dedicated to Venerable Agnelo in various places in India on his 96th death anniversary. “Venerable Agnelo is an inspiration for Catholics in their journey of faith,” said Cardinal Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão, president of the ConferenceContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 11, 2023: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on November 11 urged fellow citizens to make the path of understanding, compassion and unity bright on the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. A conference, while extending “warmest wishes to ourContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Nov 8, 2023: A 19th century nun, considered the “mother of consecrated women in Kerala,” has reached the second stage of the four-phase canonization process in the Catholic Church. Pope Francis on November 8 approved the heroic virtues of Eliswa of the Blessed Virgin Mary,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Hyderabad, Nov 7, 2023: Official recognition as essential workers, registration, identity cards, and setting up a helpline app to address workplace harassment were some demands from the garbage collectors of Hyderabad. More than 500 garbage collectors met November 5 to highlight their pressing demands and theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 5, 2023: Capuchin Father Suresh Mathew, editor of Indian Currents, a leading Church publication in the country, has been transferred to Punjab as a manager of a school. A November 5 message from Father Raphie Paliakara, the new leader of the Capuchin’s KristContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Oct 29, 2023: The Syro-Malabar Church has expressed shock and pain at a series of explosions during a prayer meeting of Jehovah’s meeting that on October 29 killed two and wounded more than 50 people in the southern Indian state of Kerala. This incident “isContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Gumla, Oct 28, 2023: The diocese of Gumla in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand is grieving the mysterious death of one of its priests. The body of Father Rajat Ekka, parish priest of Chainpur, was found October 27 morning in a well inside the parishContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, Oct 25, 2023: The Vatican has given a go-ahead to start the beatification process for 35 people who were martyred for their faith during the 2008 anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal in eastern India. A message from Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli to Archbishop John Barwa ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct 17, 2023: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on October 17 welcomed the Supreme Court’s refusal to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages. The apex court’s “decision reaffirms the institution of traditional marriage, rooted in the sacred teachings and values held byContinue Reading
By Anand Mathew Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 16, 2023: An advocacy group for Catholic religious in India has decided to join civil society groups and national campaigns to defeat what it calls fascist, fundamentalist, and fanatic forces in the coming state and the 2024 general elections. Around 80 members of the ForumContinue Reading