Devasahayam – Matters India

Indian Church’s initiatives for canonization of Devasahayam

On: February 17, 2022

By Robin Gomes Rome, Feb 17, 2022: India’s Latin-rite bishops are planning a series of events to celebrate the life and holiness of the country’s first layman and martyr who will be officially declared a saint in 3 months’ time. They are holding up the figure of Blessed Devasahayam asContinue Reading

Vatican drops ‘caste tag” of India’s new saint

By: Matters India

On: February 26, 2020

In: Religious

By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Feb 26, 2020: As India prepares to welcome its newest saint, a controversy over his name and its relationship with the Hindu caste system has come to the fore. A Vatican decree on announced a miracle had been approved for Blessed Devasahayam, clearing the way forContinue Reading