Quebec City, July 29, 2022: Participants at Pope Francis’s Mass in Canada on July 28 unfurled a banner asking him to formally rescind edicts from the 15th century in which the papacy justified taking indigenous land. The large banner protesting the doctrine of discovery was unfurled near the front rowContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, July 24, 2022: Today, (Sunday, July 24), Papa Francesco will begin a weeklong trip across Canada, which he calls a “pilgrimage of penance.” He plans to meet with Indigenous communities and formally apologize for the rampant abuse and “cultural genocide,” at residential schools—ran by theContinue Reading
By Linda Bordoni Vatican City, July 17, 2022: Pope Francis looks ahead to his upcoming apostolic journey to Canada describing it as “a penitential pilgrimage” that will hopefully contribute to a process of healing and reconciliation with the country’s indigenous peoples. “Next Sunday, God willing, I will leave for Canada;Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Dec. 22, 2018: Pope Francis has erected a new Syro-Malabar diocese in Canada – Mississauga – and appointed Monsignor Jose Kalluvelil as its first bishop. The announcement was made at 12 noon on December 22 in the Vatican and its corresponding time in India andContinue Reading
More than a dozen people have been injured after an improvised explosive device was detonated inside a restaurant in Mississauga, a Canadian city neighbouring Toronto. The blast occurred just after 10:30pm on Thursday May 24, media reported. About 15 people were taken to hospital after the blast at the BombayContinue Reading
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Vehicle hit Father Johnbosco Villaphadass on July 26 night
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Bhopal: The majestic ‘Parrot Lady’, a 12th century stone sculpture of a woman adorned in various ornaments conversing with a parrot, is all set to return to its original abode in Khajuraho, a tourist hub of Madhya Pradesh known for its temples decorated with erotic art. Some historians are ofContinue Reading
Pope Francis on Monday erected the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of St. Mary, Queen of Peace, of the United States and Canada, nominating Bishop Thomas Mar Eusebius Naickamparambil as its first Bishop. The Eparchy consists of 11,500 faithful, especially in the US states of Illinois, Texas, Michigan, Florida, New York, and Washington,Continue Reading
New Delhi: Pope Francis Thursday created a new exarchy for Syro-Malabar Catholics living in Canada and appointed Fr Jose Kalluvelil as its first bishop. The announcement was made in the Vatican at 12.00 noon (3:30 pm India time) and simultaneously at the Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Curia, Mount St. Thomas, KakkanadContinue Reading
