By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Dec 9, 2021: Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas of Ranchi as the apostolic administrator of the diocese of Daltonganj. The appointment was announced on December 8 in Rome. “This appointment is an additional to his present office as Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi,”Continue Reading
Ranchi: The Catholic Church has started distributing food packets to poor Covid patients admitted in hospital after giving pre-packed lunch packets outside the two largest state-owned healthcare facilities in Ranchi for their attendants and relatives. “We had started distribution of lunch packets outside both the Rajendra Institute of Medical SciencesContinue Reading
Ranchi: Archbishop Felix Toppo of Ranchi October 16 joined priests, nuns and lay people to form a 5-kilometer human chain to denounce the arrest of an octogenarian Jesuit priest for alleged Maoist links. Many of the more than 1,000 protestors, who lined up in the Jharkhand state capital of RanchiContinue Reading
By S. Babu Chinnappan New Delhi, Dec. 4, 2018: Demonstration with Dalit drums, folk songs and music was held on December 4 in New Delhi demanding justice of Christians and Muslims of Dalit origin. “If you don’t listen to our voices at least listen to our drums,” said Bishop TheodoreContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov. 16, 2018: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has expressed deep sorrow and sadness at the heavy damage inflicted by cyclone Gaja that hit the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu on November 16. According to initial reports, 23 people have lost their livesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov. 5, 2018: The Catholic bishops of India have called on compatriots to foster truth, integrity, justice and peace as they celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights. “Diwali symbolizes the victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance,” the CatholicContinue Reading
By Fr Ashit Toppo New Delhi, Oct. 28, 2019: Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, secretary general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, has called on heads of various religions in India to lead the nation and the world toward peace and harmony. “The nation and the world require people who willContinue Reading
At least 61 people were killed and 74 wounded after the train mowed down people Continue Reading
CBCI held a press conference in Ranchi on June 24Continue Reading
The “fake” social media message says the Pope has fallen down twice in a monthContinue Reading
