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Church body to pray for defeat of Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament

An umbrella organisation major churches in Christian-majority Mizoram has urged its members to organised mass prayers so that the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was defeated in Parliament. In a statement, the Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC) made the appeal to its 16 constituent churches to offer mass prayer during the night service on February 16 […]

Pope Francis still plans to come to India

Pope Francis says he is still keen to visit India, a country he keeps in his heart and for which he deeply cares. This was the answer the Pope gave to a question asked by an Indian youth delegate on January 26 during lunch with the Holy Father at the side-lines of the 34th World […]

GERMAN CATHOLICS DEMAND BREAK FROM CHURCH’S TEACHING ON SEX

A group of prominent German Catholics called on February 3 for the ordination of women and ending mandatory priestly celibacy among other changes to Catholic sexual morality. The group of nine, including prominent German priests and theologians, made their demands in an open letter to Cardinal Reinhard Marx, published in the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine […]

Church body for Catholic stance on political situation

The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) Council for Laity, one of the influential Christian bodies in the country, has launched a nationwide drive to formulate a Catholic stance on the current political situation in the country ahead of the general elections. The Council for Laity will organize a series of events in the run […]

Amid uproar, Vatican clarifies Pope’s comments on ‘sexual slavery’ of nuns

A day after Pope Francis created an international uproar by saying Catholic nuns had been subjected to “sexual slavery” by the founder of a French order, the Vatican sought to clarify his remarks. “When the Holy Father, referring to the dissolution of a Congregation, spoke of ‘sexual slavery,’ he meant ‘manipulation,’ a form of abuse […]

Bishop stalls transfer of nuns out of Kuruvilangadu convent

Taking a serious note of the attempts to move the nuns, who were part of the public protest against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, out of the Kuravilangadu convent, Bishop Agnelo of the Jalandhar diocese has directed the Missionaries of Jesus congregation to withhold their transfer orders till the case is over. In an e-mail addressed to […]

International study suggests religious people are happier

The results of a wide-ranging study that surveyed the attitudes of people in as many as 35 countries suggest that happiness is tied to being religiously active. Where Americans fit on that scale hops around a bit depending on the subject matter, according to the study, “Religion’s Relationship to Happiness, Civic Engagement and Health Around […]

Almost Half of Practicing Christian Millennials Say Evangelism Is Wrong

Sharing one’s faith—evange-lizing—is a core practice among many religions. For Christians, it’s viewed as a mandate from Jesus Himself before He departed earth: commanding his disciples to “spread the good news.” Yet, today, a number of factors are curbing many Christians’ enthusiasm for faith-sharing, including the decline of religion in America, a spreading apathy toward spiritual matters […]