Kochi, Feb 16, 2019: A Catholic nun, who had joined a protest against a rape-accused bishop, has received another letter from her superiors threatening to expel her from the congregation unless ‘she changes her mind.’ Franciscan Clarist Congregation Superior General Sister Ann Joseph has issued the second canonical warning letterContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Wayanad, Jan. 8, 2019: A Catholic nun, who participated in a sit-in for the arrest of a rape-accused bishop, on January 8 received a warning letter with threats of dismissal from her superior general. Sister Lucy Kalappura, a member of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, was atContinue Reading
By Rita Joseph Noida: An unusual commotion outside her school in 2005 brought Sr. Celine Arikkat out of her principal’s office. What the Franciscan Clarist Congregation nun saw appalled her. Some people were thrashing a cycle-rickshaw taxi driver while a crowd, including the man’s friends, watched. No one dared toContinue Reading
By Smitha George New Delhi: The beatification of Sister Rani Maria, who was killed by a hired assassin in central India 27 years ago, will take place on November 4. The official announcement will take place in Indore in Madhya Pradesh. “It is a blessed moment for the Catholic Church inContinue Reading
The ceremonies may be held at Indore, Madhya PradeshContinue Reading
Pope Francis on March 23 signed the papers for Rani Maria’s beatificationContinue Reading
Sources in the Vatican say the process was completed on March 21Continue Reading
Sr Rani Maria’s mortal remains were shifted to a churchContinue Reading
Muvattupuzha: Sr. Infant Tresa is both a Catholic nun and a yoga master. The 65-year-old manages two yoga centers in Kerala, a Christian stronghold in southern India, at a time when some church leaders, including the Vatican’s chief exorcist, Fr. Cesare Truqui, view the ancient Indian system as satanic. TresaContinue Reading
More than 2.5 million people from other states work in Kerala with a local population of 33 millionContinue Reading