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Religious leaders condemn lynching, stress restoration of law‍

Around 40 spiritual leaders and intellectuals in the national capital on July 16 urged Indians to check an environment of hate, violence and disregard for the rule of law spreading across the country. They met under the aegis of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) and called upon the

Church group launches peace education for Kashmir students

Jammu-Srinagar Diocese has launched a project to educate young people on the need for peace on the Indian side of the India-Pakistan border where hostilities between the two countries have killed hundreds of people. The diocese covers the entire Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir, a disputed territory between the two neighboring countries. Both India […]

St Xavier’s starts Mizoram campus

St Xavier’s College, one of the country’s most illustrious colleges run by Jesuits, has started a campus in Mizoram. This is the first Jesuit college in Mizoram. It will be administered by the order’s Darjeeling province. St Xavier’s University Kolkata, which is the oldest educational institution of the Jesuits, will offer academic help to the […]

Indian bishop welcomes extra judicial killings probe

A Catholic bishop and human rights groups in India have welcomed a Supreme Court order for a federal investigation into allegations that thousands of people were killed by security forces in the northeastern State of Manipur. India’s top court July 14 directed the government to engage the country’s Central Bureau of Investigation agency to probe […]

Best time to build Christian-Muslim relations: expert

An expert on Islam told an inter-religious gathering here that “this is the best time” for Christians and Muslims to build relation as Pope Francis has been leading the Church for inter-faith actions from front. Capuchin Father Michael D. Calabria, director of the centre for Arab and Islamic studies in St Bonaventure University based in […]

Salesian priest Goa’s best-qualified b’ball coach

If Fr Ralin de Souza is not celebrating a mass at the Shrine of our Lady of Fatima in the city, you can bet your last penny that he will be at the nearby basketball court. A Salesian priest at Don Bosco, Fr Ralin has been heading the Goa Basketball Association (GBA) for four years […]