Nicosia, Dec 2, 2021: Pope Francis on December 2 began his apostolic journey to the eastern Mediterranean region, flying first to Cyprus. Pope Francis landed in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, on his 35th apostolic journey abroad since becoming the Pope. After 2 days in Cyprus, he will proceed toContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Nov 5, 2021: Catholics in India, especially women religious, have applauded Pope Francis for appointing an Italian nun to a key Vatican post. They now urge the Church leaders in India to follow the Pope’s example to bring gender equality. The Pope on November 4Continue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Nov 3, 2021: Has Pope Francis sold his soul to the devil? Oops sorry, I meant Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Christians in India awoke on October) 31 morning to see screaming headlines accompanied by a large photograph of Pope Francis and Narendra Modi hugging each other. ItContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct. 30, 2021: Catholics in India seem overjoyed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Pope Francis to visit the country. Prime Minister Modi met the Pope in the morning of October 30 at the Vatican and the Indian leader invited the Pope toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vatican City, Oct 30, 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 30 invited Pope Francis to India. The Indian premier, who is in Italy to attend the G-20 summit, extended the invitation during his a one-on-one meeting with the Pope in Vatican City. “Had a veryContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Oct 28, 2021: The meeting of Pope Francis and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been confirmed by the Vatican and the Indian government. “During my visit to Italy, I will also visit the Vatican City, to call on His Holiness Pope Francis and meet SecretaryContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Oct 23, 2021: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican prior to the G20 summit, a section of the Indian media reported October 23. Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to attend the October 30-31 G-20 summit in Rome.Continue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Oct 14, 2021: In my previous piece (Open Letter to the Bishops of India on Synodality) I wrote about some of the salient features of Synodality, for which Pope Francis began the process in Rome October 10. It will culminate, again in Rome, in October 2023. ThisContinue Reading
Rome, Oct 13, 2021: After almost 5 years as a captive of an Al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in Mali in West Africa, a Colombian nun has been freed. Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez Argoti was flown from Bamako, Mali’s capital, to Rome where Vatican Media posted photos of her being greetedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct. 13, 2021: Jesuit Father Thomas J. Reese, a leading American journalist, suggests that Pope Francis should send Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as his representative to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The Conference of Parties, or COP26, is scheduled to meetContinue Reading
