By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, March 27, 2024: Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli on March 26 joined prelates from the Latin and Syro-Malabar Churches to celebrate Chrism Mass at New Delhi’s Sacred Heart Cathedral. Archbishop Anil Couto was the main celebrant of the religious service that is held during theContinue Reading
By Stephen Alathara Bengaluru, Nov 12, 2022: The 33rd plenary assembly of India’s Latin Church began with a call from Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli to promote relations with other religions with the Gandhian spirit. “All Christians must be committed to dialogue with others so that moral values are protectedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Shillong, Oct 22, 2022: The centenary celebrations of the arrival of the Salesian Congregation in northeastern India will conclude on October 30 with a solemn Mass presided over by Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli. The 10 am Mass will be held at Cathedral of Mary HelpContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, August 8, 2022: Some 60,000 Catholics from 320 parishes of Ernakulam Angamaly Syro-Malabar archdiocese on August 7 attended a massive faith protection rally and convention. The convention held in Kochi’s Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium sought to ‘’implement the restitution recommended by the Vatican in theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, July 26, 2022: The dispute over liturgy in the Syro-Malabar Church took a new turn July 26 with the reported resignation of Archbishop Antony Kariyil, metropolitan vicar of the archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly. According to reports, Archbishop Kariyil has tendered his resignation to Apostolic Nuncio toContinue Reading
By Isaac Harold Gomes Kolkata, May 4, 2022: On April 23, during his two-day pastoral visit to Bengaluru, Apostolic Nuncio to India Archbishop Leopold Girelli’s exhorted Indian Catholics to be “vocal” about the rights of all minority groups in India. It’s a `wake-up’ call because the nuncio has noticed thatContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Trichy, Feb 8, 2022: Dalit Catholic groups in India have welcomed Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli’s appreciation of their demands and his support to the Church’s Dalit policy. ‘I appreciate the immediate response of the apostolic nuncio to India,” Mathew Gnanapragasam, convener of the Tamil NaduContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: A Dalit Christian movement has urged India;’s new Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli to take steps to appoint bishops from their community in vacant dioceses in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. Such a move would “restore confidence in Dalit Catholics” and “prevent their imminent uprising inContinue Reading