By Jacqueline Kelly – Saint Alphonsa Feast Day – July 28 Saint Alphonsa , who at the age of 7 had dedicated herself to serving
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Pope Reappoints Goan on Reconstituted Vatican Council
Guilherme Vaz, whose origins are in Velim in South Goa where his mother resides, has been reappointed by Pope Francis on the reconstituted and enlarged
Read moreICM, Caritas and Other Global Catholic Institutions Unite to Fight Climate Change
By Verghese V Joseph – Rome: Catholic institutions from around the world are making new commitments to divest from fossil fuels. A group of 19
Read moreShould Catholics Be Rejoicing at the Striking Down of Article 377? Yes and No
By Fr Joshan Rodrigues – The LGBTQ community in India is rightly celebrating in India, with the Supreme Court slashing down Article 377, which branded
Read moreHigh-Emitting Nations Can Help Realise Pope’s Climate Goals
By Verghese Joseph – A new report finds that action by cities, states, regions and business can go a long way towards meeting the goals
Read moreChurch in India: Time for Spiritual Healing
By Paul Alappat – Recent allegations in media against the church, clergy and also the attack on the Holy Sacraments are alarming for the entire
Read moreSurrogate Motherhood: A Service, or Exploitation?
By Paul De Maeyer – They call it “surrogate motherhood” or “rent-a-womb”: the reproductive practice or procedure in which a woman becomes pregnant and gives
Read moreDo We Care for Our Environment?
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – One of the most common sights in urban India is a herd of cows around a garbage bin, apparently
Read moreChallenge to be Prophetic in India
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – There has been so much happening in India in the recent past and particularly, this past week. The country
Read moreWe Can’t All Be Mother Teresa
By Fr. Francis X. Clooney, S.J.- Cambridge, MA: I have been graced to meet a number of saints in my life—God’s holy people, living lives of
Read moreRemembering Anand: A True Missionary Disciple
Sr. Dr. Teresa Joseph, FMA remembers the contributions to the church by late Anand Castelino, and pays a rich tributes to him. “A life well
Read moreThe ‘US’ and the ‘Them’ Syndrome
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – The late 1960s and the early 1970s are historically a watershed. This period was marked with protests against racism
Read moreSister Doctors: Nightingales of India
On World Health Day 2018, Indian Catholic Matters is proud to present you a story of a silent but immensely credible work being done by
Read moreThe Catholic Church in India: The Salt of the Earth
By Mr. Jacob Punnoose IPS (Retd) Continuing from yesterday’s point on asserting our Indian identity, we must make others understand that conversion has never been
Read moreThe Catholic Church in India: Asserting our Indian Identity
By Mr. Jacob Punnoose IPS (Retd) – Continuing the series on the theme — The Catholic Church of India — the Church, as harbinger of
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