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Pakistan province offers funds for cathedral renovation

More than US$1.5 million is being provided by Pakistan’s Sindh provincial government for the renovation of iconic St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The foundation stone of the cathedral in Karachi, the province’s capital, was laid in 1845 and the building is known for the richness of its stone, glass and timber craftsmanship. The cathedral’s rector, Father Mario […]

Living with Kandhamal survivors strengthens faith: Theology students

Kandhamal, the land of martyrs, continues to inspire pilgrims, religious, faithful, theologians, young and old. “My faith is strengthened and enriched after spending four meaningful days with the victims of Kandhamal,” said Divine Word Hanson D’Souza from Mangalore, who studies theology at Kristo Jyoti Mahavidyaloyo, Sambalpur, Odisha. The seminarian told Matters India that he was […]

Diocesan enquiry into Mangalore’s first Servant of God completes

Catholics in Mangalore have celebrated the conclusion of a diocesan inquiry into the cause of canonization of Father Raymond Francis Camillus Mascarenhas, the southern Indian diocese’s first Servant of God. On July 17, a solemn ceremony was held at the Church of St Sebastian, the clergyman’s final resting place. The event represents a milestone in […]

Pope appoints bishop for Srikakulam

Pope Francis has appointed Father Vijaya Kumar Rayarala as the second bishop of Srikakulam diocese in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The bishop-elect is currently the regional superior of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions or PIME. The diocese of Srikakulam was lying vacant after the resignation of Bishop Addagatla Innayya Chinna on […]

Pilar priest appointed new director for Apostleship of the Sea

Catholic Bisho-ps’ Conference of India (CBCI) has appointed Father Roque Noronha as the new national coordinator of Port Chaplains in India. Born on November 2, 1965, in Margao, Goa, Fr. Noronha was ordai-ned a priest on May 7, 1994, for the Society of the Missionaries of St Francis Xavier (SFX) or the Pilar Society. He […]

Cardinal Zen Warns Pope Francis; Vatican Directives For Church In China May Lead To “Death Of True Faith”

The bishop emeritus of Hong Kong has spoken out forcefully against the Vatican’s newest “pastoral document” for the Chinese Church which gives reasons for why priests should register with the Communist government. Joseph Cardinal Zen presented nine criticisms to Pope Francis and Pietro Cardinal Parolin on a recent trip to Rome, on July 1, that outline […]

Avoid ‘evil spirit’ ritual, Vietnamese Catholics warned

Leaders of Vietnam’s most active archdiocese have urged local Catholics to follow church instructions on worship and avoid deviant ritual practices claimed to caste out evil spirits. Bishop Joseph Do Manh Hung, apostolic administrator of Ho Chi Minh City Archdiocese in the communist nation’s south, and Auxiliary Bishop Louis Nguyen Anh Tuan, said some local […]

Church official warns lawmakers over Duterte’s death penalty bid

A senior church official has called on Philippine legislators to work for the welfare of the people and not blindly follow what President Rodrigo Duterte wants, which is to bring back the death penalty. Rodolfo Diamante, executive secretary of the Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care, urged members of Congress “not to pass measures just […]