By Matters India Reporter Miao, August 8, 2026: Pope Leo has appointed Salesian Bishop George Pallipparambil of Miao in India’s Arunachal Pradesh state to the Vatican’s International Council for Catechesis, the Dicastery for Evangelization announced. The five-year appointment was confirmed in a July 30 letter from Archbishop Rino Fisichella, Pro-PrefectContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul KALIMPONG, August 3, 2026: The faithful of St Alphonsa Quasi Parish, Samthar, celebrated a historic milestone as Jennifer Lepcha, as the first youth from the parish to earn a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree, was felicitated during the parish patronal feast on AugustContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rourkela, July 1, 2026: A Catholic bishop had been scammed out of ₹1.43 million ($15,000) in a sophisticated “digital arrest” fraud, police said, after suspects posing as senior law enforcement officers coerced him into transfers. Two Mumbai residents were arrested following an investigation by the RourkelaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporters Warangal, May 9, 2026: Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Vijaya Paul Reddy Duggimpudi, 61, as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Warangal. He becomes the fourth Bishop of the diocese. Born on Jan. 8, 1965, in Manugonda, Telangana, Bishop-elect Reddy studied philosophy and theologyContinue Reading
Geevarghese Mar Divannasios Ottathengil, Bishop Emeritus of Puthoor Diocese of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, passed away on 16 January, 2018. He was 67. The funeral will be held at 2pm on Thursday, 18 January, 2018 St. John’s Cathedral, Thiruvalla, Kerala. Dr Divannasios was born near Thiruvalla in Kerala. After finishingContinue Reading
