From The States

Catholic nun to be honoured for promoting constitutional values

Presentation Sister Dorothy Fernandes is among 70 people who will be honoured for promoting democratic and republic characte-ristics of the Indian Constitution. The award titled “Neelkanth Samman” was presented on November 26, the Constitution Day, at Mavlankar Hall in New Delhi. The day marks the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Indian Constitution, “a […]

Card. Alencherry honours leading Syriac scholars

Dr. David G.K. Taylor, Associate Professor of Aramaic and Syriac and Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford University and Dr. Sebastian Brocke, Emiritus Professor in Oxford University and leading Syriac scholar were honoured by Cardinal George Alencherry, Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church at a conference in Birmingham, UK. The conference was organized by the Syro-Malabar […]

Dibrugarh gets successor to its Bishop

Pope Francis has appointed Fr Albert Hemrom as Coadjutor Bishop of Dibrugarh on December 2 to succeed its present Bishop Joseph Aind. The 49-years old Bishop designate will be the youngest Bishop in the entire northeast. Currently, he is the Rector of St Joseph’s Seminary, Dibrugarh.

Jalandhar rape case: Women theologians write to Pope

The Indian Women Theologians Forum (IWTF) has written to Pope Francis expressing deep concerns over the way the Church in their country handles sexual abuse cases. Around 800 Catholics from around the world have endorsed the letter sent to the Pope Francis with copies to ecclesiastical leaders in India, says a November 20 press release […]

Telugu Churches demand laws to curb attacks on Christians

Christians in twin Telugu states have demanded laws to check increasing attacks on the community. Leaders of the Federation of Telugu Churches (FTC), an apex body of the mainline Churches in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, made this demand in a memorandum submitted to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. The Andhra Pradesh government on November […]

Plea to cancel bail for Indian bishop accused of rape

About 600 people demon-strated near the legislative house of India’s Kerala State demanding bail be revoked for a Catholic bishop accused of raping a nun. Protesters say the free movement of Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar, a native of Kerala, has become a threat to witnesses in the case and is working against the legal process. […]

Hermit priest’s popularity brings attack from Hindu hardliners

A Catholic priest has been arrested on false charges after being beaten up by a hard-line Hindu youth group in India’s Uttar Pradesh State. Father Vineet Vincent Pereira of Varanasi told ucanews.com that members of Hindu Yuva Vahini (youth force) came to his ashram in Gohana town in Mau district on Nov. 15 and attacked some […]

Kerala bishops resent article criticizing confessions to priests

An article published in Vijnaana Kairali, a monthly publication of the state-run Kerala Bhasha Institute, has become the centre of controversy after commenting on the practice of confession in Catholic Churches. The article has sparked criticism from the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) as well as a response from the National Commission for Minorities (NCM). […]

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