The head of the Catholic Church in Nagaland has sought prayers as the northeastern Indian state faces what he says are “moments of darkness and uncertainty” in finding peaceful solution to the Naga problem. The peace process has entered a critical juncture after the...
The Syro-Malabar Church in Kerala has planed a series of programs to celebrate the Nov. 4 beatification of Sister Rani Maria, a Franciscan Clarist missionary nun murdered in Madhya Pradesh 22 years ago. Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly and the Franciscan Clarist...
Clad in a simple sari, Sister Jyoti Rosamma sits among the women in a self-help group discussing their issues. In a circle they are all equally important, including the 74-year-old nun, who taught them to fight abject poverty. The frail-looking Catholic nun was “a...
The next Youth Day will take place in India in 2020, the second time the South Asian nation will be hosting the continental-level Catholic Church event since 2003. Card. Oswald Gracias made the announcement on August 5 at the end of the concluding Mass of the 7th...
Catholic Church officials are backing a hunger strike in support of demands for com-pensation and rehabilitation for 40,000 families affected by a major dam project in central India’s Madhya Pradesh State. Protesters say increased water levels in the Sardar Sarovar...
