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Role of laity in Church activities stressed ‍

The Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church has called for finding solutions to the problems faced by families and the larger society by taking into consideration the perspectives of the laity. It was observed that the progress made by lay people has significantly influenced the multifarious activities of

Bishops plan guidelines to deal with sexual harassment

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) is to soon release a set of guidelines to prevent and deal with sexual harassment, esp-ecially of women, in Church-run institutions. The document titled “CBCI Guidelines to Deal with Sexual Harassment at Workplace” will be released on Sept 14 at a press conference at the CBCI Centre in […]

Catholic priest in Delhi advocates cremation for Christians

An acute lack of space has forced Christian ceme-teries in New Delhi to reuse graves after five years, with a Catholic priest advocating that Christians opt for crema-tion. The Indian Christian Cemetery Committee that manages two cemeteries for various Christian deno-minations in New Delhi, announced that from Sept. 1 burial plots to families of the […]

Alphons joins Modi ministry, BJP veterans in Kerala left out

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision on September 3 to induct former bureaucrat K.J. Alphons into his council of ministers has left the BJP’s long-standing leaders out in the cold. Not surprisingly, the state head office of the Bharatiya Janata Party here looked deserted when Alphons took oath even though Kerala was getting its first representation […]

PM Modi doing what good Christian is supposed to do: Alphons KJ

Newly inducted Union minister Alphons Kannanthanam said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is doing what a good Christian is supposed to do. Addressing a public rece-ption on Sept 10 at Muvattupuzha near Kochi, the Minister of State for Tourism said, “People ask why I, a Christian, joined BJP. My answer to them is that Modi is […]

Pope Francis meets with Indian priest kidnapped by Islamic militants in Yemen

Pope Francis has met with the Indian priest who was held by Islamic militants in Yemen for 18 months. The Indian government announced on Sept.12 that Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil – a missionary priest kidnapped in Yemen on March 4, 2016, at a home for the elderly in the southern port city of Aden where […]