Mumbai, March 18, 2020: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, has exempted Catholics in the archdiocese from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass until March 31 in the wake of social distancing measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19. Cardinal Gracias, in an official communication on March 17, alsoContinue Reading
By Linah Baliga Mumbai, July 31, 2019: A coffin came floating out of a grave in Sewri Christian Cemetery on July 28, much to the horror of the family and friends of the dead person. A combination of groundwater and rainwater turned the grave into a well, making the burialContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi Mumbai, July 17, 2019: Father Jude Botelho, who was part of a team that helped revitalize the Indian Catholic Church’s social communication ministry, died on July 16. Father Botelho, a Bombay archdiocesan priest who was the secretary of Unda-Asia (now known as Signis), the regional body ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, June 24, 2019: Cardinal Oswald Gracias and two auxiliary bishops of Bombay archdiocese are facing charges of inaction over a child abuse case complaint against a priest. The cardinal and Bishops Dominic Savio Fernandes and John Rodrigues recently approached the Bombay High Court to getContinue Reading
Mumbai, May 5, 2019: Churches in Mumbai have planned to prohibit parking of vehicles within 40 feet of their premises. They also mull a ban on carrying big bags inside. These are precautionary measures in view of Sri Lanka Sunday Easter bombings. Father Nigel Barrett, spokesperson of the Archdiocese ofContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Feb. 23, 2019: The Archdiocese of Bombay says a BBC report on Cardinal Oswald Gracias about clerical sexual abuse did not give the full story on his response to an allegation against a priest of the archdiocese. In a Feb. 21 report, the BBC said theContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Dec. 21, 2018: As he completes 69 years as a Catholic priest on December 21, Monsignor Nereus Rodrigues remains humble and grateful. “I am very grateful to our Lord Jesus Christ who called me to serve Him in the priesthood and His Grace has kept meContinue Reading
Mumbai, Dec. 17, 2018: Cardinal Oswald Gracias is calling on the people of the Archdiocese of Bombay “to create linkages between the urban consumer communities and the rural producer communities” during this Advent. The Indian cardinal’s remarks came as he launched the 2018 Advent Campaign against Hunger and Disease withContinue Reading
Cardinal Oswald Gracias will launch the Green Diocesan Initiative on September 1Continue Reading
The participants of ‘Because We Care’ will pledge to uphold women’s dignity and respectContinue Reading