By Matters India Reporter Chicago, April 19, 2026: The first-ever gathering of Malayalam-speaking religious sisters serving in the United States and Canada opened at the Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Church in Bensenville, Chicago, according to Apnades. The April 18 event, held in connection with the silver jubilee of the SaintContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Secunderabad, April 13, 2006: The Daughters of St. Paul, known worldwide as “The Media Nuns,” have taken a bold new step in India with the inauguration of the Pauline Counseling Centre in Secunderabad. The initiative marks a significant expansion of their mission, blending their traditional media apostolateContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter INDORE, April 9, 2026: Bishop Thomas Mathew Kuttimackal of Indore expressed relief after police briefly detained 10 members of a Syro-Malabar religious congregation at a railway station in central India following an allegation of human trafficking. “It could have turned out to be much worse, butContinue Reading
The headline at dailymail.co.uk was certainly striking: “Nuns forced to become PROSTITUTES after they were ‘abandoned’ by the Catholic Church have been sheltered at a secret Vatican residence for more than a year, cardinal reveals.” The headline was based on an interview with Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, the prefectContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Citing the alleged sexual abuse of a married woman by five priests, women members of a Kerala-based outfit on July 1, sought reform of the centuries-old method of sacrament of confession, saying nuns should also be allowed to perform the penance for women. Representatives of the Kerala Church ActContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican published an instruction on May 15 aimed at applying norms established in Pope Francis’ 2016 apostolic constitution on women’s contemplative orders, which emphasises the need for networks of monasteries in contemplative life. The instruction states that all monasteries of nuns must be affiliated with a federation, orContinue Reading
Belfast, Ireland: Two women who swapped successful professional careers to embark on religious life will take another major step towards their calling this weekend. Former television journalist Martina Purdy and ex-barrister Elaine Kelly will take their vows on September 23 to become temporary professed sisters, more than three years afterContinue Reading
Christians were trying to appropriate a ‘Hindu’ festivalContinue Reading
It’s a sign of the love of God and that this life is not all there is.Continue Reading
In 2014, 45 women took holy vows, a figure that has trebled in the last five yearsContinue Reading
