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The Real Presence: What do Catholics believe and how Church can respond

Do Catholics believe that the Eucharist is truly the body and blood of Christ? A Pew Research Centre survey released on Aug. 5 found that nearly 70% of Catholics believe that the bread and wine used for Communion during Mass are “symbols of the body and blood of Jesus Christ,” while about 30% believe that […]

Madras High Court agrees to withdraw remarks

Days after he stoked a controversy by insinuating that Christian education institutions were unsafe for women and that they indulged in forcible religious conversion, a judge of the Madras High Court on August 21  agreed to withdraw the remarks from his order. Justice Vaidyanathan had made the controversial remarks while dismissing a petition filed by […]

Row over Jerusalem ad in Tirupati

Advertisement of Jerusalem yatra and Haj pilgrimage on bus tickets in the temple town of Tirupati has sparked a row on August 26, compelling Andhra Pradesh government to order a probe. State Endowments Minister Vellampalli Srinivas said some of the tickets of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) that were supposed to be issued […]

Media spreads misunderstanding on Kalappura dismissal: Clarists

Certain sections of the media are spreading misunderstanding about the disciplinary actions taken against Sister Lucy Kalappura, alleges the Franciscan Clarist Congregation. “The media should refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of the congregation that spreads misunderstanding and creates unrest in society,” says an undated statement from the Public Relations Officer of the congregation’s […]

Church to combat human trafficking in North-Eastern India

The Indian media has reported cases of human trafficking of girls and boys from north-eastern India. Incidents of racial attacks on people from the region are reported from other parts of India, including New Delhi, national capital. The Church in north-eastern India has brought these matters to the attention of labour commission as well Catholic […]

Laity participation strengthens Church: Cardinal Alencherry

Cardinal George Alencherry, the head of the Syro-Malabar Church, has said that the Church would become stronger through participation by laity. Addressing the valedictory of a joint meeting of the pastoral council secretaries of the church and the bishops on August 26, Cardinal Alencherry said the crisis faced by the Church can be solved through […]

Bhopal archdiocese celebrated Rakshabandhan

Archdiocese of Bhopal celebrated the feast of Raksha-bandhan along millions of Indian women who tied Rakhi or a sacred thread on the wrist of their brothers as a mark of love and respect. On the eve of the festival on Aug. 14 several girls tied the thread on the wrist of Archbishop Leo Cornelio of […]

Teresa statue unveiled in market to promote interreligious harmony

A secular group in West Bengal State’s South 24 Parganas district has put up a statue of Mother Teresa at the heart of a village market to uphold secularism. An inter-religious gathering on August 27 watched as the statue of the world renowned Catholic nun was unveiled at Nepalgunge hatt, a well-known village market in […]