Assumption nun Rekha Chennattu, the first Asian elected to head the global Paris based congregation, says her priority will be to serve people on the margins of society. Sister Chennattu, an Indian, was elected superior general of the international congregation of the...
A group of progressive Catholic religious priests, nuns and laity has mounted pressure on Vatican to act against an Indian Bishop accused of raping a Catholic nun. They have urged the Apostolic nuncio to India Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro and President of the...
A group of Catholic women from Kerala who spent five days in Kandhamal say the faith of Odisha’s persecuted Christians has deepened their belief in Christ. “The Christians of Kandhamal have manifested a deep-rooted faith in Christ by facing the worst religious...
An online signature campaign demanding the release of seven innocent Christians, jailed in connection to anti-Christian riots in Odisha, crossed the milestone of 50,000 signatures on July 11. Journalist author Anto Akkara, who has been spearheading the campaign in a...
Twenty-five Catholic bishops from all over India came together in the country’s commercial capital, Mumbai, in early July to take a closer look at the Church’s core mission in the country, AsiaNews reported. They prayed and reflected on how best the Church can seek...
