Priests in southern states seek ways to implement Dalit Policy

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has brought together priests working for dalit rights in southern states seeking ways to disseminate and implement the CBCI dalit policy. Representatives from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu,...
Salesian college in Kerala attacked 

Salesian college in Kerala attacked 

A Salesian college in Kerala suffered huge losses after miscreants attacked it for taking disciplinary action against a student. The authorities of the Don Bosco College, Sultan Bathery in Wayanad district, have blamed the activists of the Student Federation of India...
India’s first Jesuit university opens academic year

India’s first Jesuit university opens academic year

The Jesuit-run St Xavier’s college in Kolkata city marked its transformation as India’s first Jesuit university when opened its new academic year on July 7, just six months after achieving the new status. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee unveiled the plaque...
Bombay Court stays demolition of two crosses

Bombay Court stays demolition of two crosses

The Bombay High court on June 30 by way of interim relief, restrained the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) from demolishing two Holy crosses located in Bandra (W) until further orders. A division bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Vibha Kankanwadi...
Catholics boost Madhya Pradesh’s tree planting drive

Catholics boost Madhya Pradesh’s tree planting drive

Church groups in the central Indian State of Madhya Pradesh have joined a government ini-tiative to plant millions of saplings to arrest climate change and propagate a message of conserving water. All nine Catholic dioceses in the state joined the government’s 12-hour...