By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, April 7, 2024: Catholics in Goa say Pope has given them an “approachable pastor” who is “an epitome of faithful servant” as their new auxiliary bishop. The Pope on April 6 appointed Father Simião Purificação Fernandes, who is the current director of the Pastoral Institute ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, Sept 10, 2023: The archdiocese of Goa and Daman has condemned Catholics hurting the religious sentiments of followers of other religions through their public utterance. “It is distressing to note that certain expressions used recently in public by some members of the Catholic Church mayContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, August 8, 2023: The Catholic Church in Goa has distanced itself from a layman’s call to fellow Goans to unite or be doomed. The call appeared in an article published in the August 1-15 edition of the “Renewal,” the bimonthly pastoral bulletin of the ArchdioceseContinue Reading
By Lissy Kurian Panaji, June 14, 2023: Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao, the archbishop of Goa and Daman, has urged his people to reach out to those keeping away from the Church such as people in live-in relations. “Jesus was a leader who went in search of (lost) people. Likewise, weContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, July 1, 2022: Archbishop Emeritus Raul Nicolau Gonsalves, the first native to head the archdiocese of Goa-Daman, died July 1 after ailing for the past ten days. The death occurred at 8:45 am at the JMJ Hospital in Alto-Porvorim, 8 km north of Panaji, theContinue Reading
Panaji: The Goa archdiocesan bulletin continues to criticize the state government. In its latest issue, ‘Renovação’ (renewal) termed as “timid and tepid” the government response to religious desecration taking place in the western Indian state for the past few weeks. Goa is ruled by a coalition government led by theContinue Reading
Panaji: The fact finding team comprising members of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman’s social work wing — the Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP) and the Centre of Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS) — in its report released on Monday has recommended that a special investigation teamContinue Reading
Panjim: The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman will be consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Saturday, even as Pope Francis travels to Fatima in Portugal to lead the centenary celebrations of the apparitions of Mary in that town. As Catholics the world over, celebrate the centenary of theContinue Reading
PANAJI: The archdiocese of Goa and Daman through its Council for Social Justice and peace has sent out special prayers to all churches to be recited by its faithful during the Eucharist celebration in the days leading up to the February 4 polls. Besides its prayer seeking to “choose leadersContinue Reading
PANAJI: In a criticism of the government’s move towards a digital economy, the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman has called it a “worrisome phenomenon” and said promoting select private business interests “under the pretext of fostering economic growth, tackling corruption and ensuring transparency through digitalization, are a disturbing development”. “TheContinue Reading