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Indian Jesuit priests return home safely from Afghanistan‍

Four Missionaries of Charity nuns and two Indian Jesuit priests stranded in trouble-torn Afghanistan after the Taliban took control have been moved to safety. Missionaries of Charity, a religious order of women founded by St. Mother Teresa of Kolkata, has thanked people for their continued prayers a

Indian bishops launch handbook on ecumenism

A handbook on a better understanding of ecumenism has been released by Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, the apostolic nuncio to India and Nepal, in India’s capital New Delhi. The book titled May They All Be One: Ecumenism in Catholic Perspective has been compiled by the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) to help re-establish unity among all […]

Judge bats for cow as India’s national animal

The observations of a high court judge in calling for the cow to be declared India’s national animal have evoked mixed reactions from social activists. Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of Allahabad High Court in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh made the observations on September 1 while denying bail to Javed, a Muslim man accused […]

Missionaries of Charity and 14 disabled children from Kabul arrive at Rome airport

Religious sisters from the Missionaries of Charity and 14 disabled children from an orphanage in Afghanistan arrived safely on Aug. 25 at Rome’s international airport. A Catholic priest and five sisters from the order founded by Mother Teresa arrived on one of two evacuation flights from Kabul that landed in Rome on Aug. 25 carrying […]

Syro-Malabar synod alters order of Mass

Priests, who lead the Mass, will face the congregation for the introductory session and delivering the sermon, but for the rest the of worship, will face the tabernacle, beginning November 28, it was decided at the 29th Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church that was held online and concluded on Aug. 27 evening. This change in […]

Activists seek prevention of hate speech in India

Social activists in India have filed a plea before the Supreme Court seeking the prevention of hate speech in public places. The move comes in the wake of reported hate speeches made against Muslims by Hindu Rakshak Dal (Save Hindu Forum) at a rally in capital Delhi on Aug.8. Syeda Hameed, a former member of […]

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Attacks on Christians go unpunished in Indian state

Gurgaon apostolic administrator appointed