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Nun dies, bishop injured in road accident

A Catholic nun died and five others, including a bishop, were injured in a road accident on June 27 evening in the central Indian State of Chhattisgarh. Sister Jaise, a member of the Deena Bandhu Samaj, an indigenous congregation, died on the way to the hospital, Carmelite of Mary Immaculate Thomas Kollikolavil told Matters India.

Deacon dies while serving on Corpus Christi Day

A 27 year-old deacon who was to be ordained a priest in 6 months time has passed away on Jun 20, the feast day of Corpus Christi. Jerin Joyson Chittilapilly who belongs to the Eparchy of Kalyan in Maharashtra had just celebrated his 27th birthday a day before on June 19. Deacon Jerin was born […]

Christian group condemns damage to tribal leader’s statue

A Christian group in Jharkhand on June 14 expressed anguish over damage done to the statue of Birsa Munda, a 19th century tribal freedom fighter and martyr. The statue was damaged on June 13 night allegedly by some unidentified persons. All Christians Media Cell has expressed dismay over “the distressing incident” and appealed to the […]

Suspicions over India’s minority grants

Some Christian and Muslim leaders in India are sceptical about the government’s motives in announcing provision of 10 million annual religious minority community educational scholarships for the next five years. On June 12, the federal government, led by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), announced a grant to fund the assistance Minister for Minority Affairs […]

Court favours Christian view on Delhi college’s admission process

Officials of the Protestant Church of North India have welcomed a New Delhi High Court decision that accepted their right to oversee the admission of Christian students in a college started by protestant missionaries. The court refused to stay the interview process for admission of students in the 138-year-old St Stephan’s College, a premier Christian […]

Defying canon law, Capuchins elect lay brother as their leader

Capuchins aren’t generally known for being on the Church’s avantgarde, but the friars of the Mid-America Province just did something which, technically, they’re not supposed to do according to canon law. And, frankly, they’re pretty proud of it. They elected Brother Mark Schenk, a lay friar, as their provincial minister. The problem lies with Canon […]

Sri Lanka to set up religious reconciliation council

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says he accepts the recent announcement of Buddhist prelates and will take steps to set up a council to dispel the suspicions and misconceptions among religions and build religious reconciliation. The premier told a function in Baddegama on June 08 that a religious reconciliation council will be established under the leadership […]