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Odisha Girl Promotes Marian Devotion Through Art

A teenage girl in Odisha uses art to spread the devotion to Mary during the nationwide lockdown time. Meghanjali Majhi, a resident of Raikia village in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, has intensified her efforts especially during May, the month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. “I realized family Rosary and devotion to Mother Mary especially in May, […]

Former Sexton Awarded Life-Term For Killing Shrine Rector

A court in Kerala has sentenced a former sacristan to life for killing the rector of a famous Christian pilgrim centre in the southern Indian State. “The sacristan is sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life for the offence punishable under section 302 of IPC and has to pay a fine of (100, 000 rupees),” Ernakulam […]

Meerut Church Falls Silent Again

It’s a tale of two Sundays, 163 years apart. Once again, a battle has forced one of the oldest churches in northern India to shut down for almost two months. The last time the British-built St John’s Church shut doors was in 1857 when the first war of Indian independence, or the Sepoy Mutiny, broke […]

Former Pope Benedict XVI sees church threatened by pseudo-humanism

The former Pope Benedict XVI said the Catholic Church is threatened by a “worldwide dictatorship of seemingly humanist ideologies.” He cited gay marriage, abortion and the “creation of humans in the laboratory” as examples. The retired Pope, 93, said: “Modern society is in the process of formulating an anti-Christian creed, and resisting this creed is […]

Closure of Philippine TV station a ‘chilling message’ from Dutertegovt, bishop says

By taking the nation’s the largest broad-caster of the air, the government of the Philippines is sending a “chilling message” on press freedom, according to one Philippine bishop. ABS-CBN Corp. went off the air on May 5, after its franchise expired. The bills for its renewal had been languishing in Congress for four years. Human […]

Communal Virus, The Other Dreadful Challenge

Locked down in my daughter’s home in Mumbai, I get to know what people are thinking and talking about when I speak to them on the telephone or by e-mail. And what they say is not pleasing to an old man’s ears! My friends, both Hindu and Muslim, admit that no one’s God has been […]

‘Day Of Prayer’ Unites Humanity Against Covid-19

A vast chorus of diverse voices across the world on May 14 joined the global Day of Prayer for Humanity against the coronavirus epidemic. Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs and other religions participated in the unique prayer program as more than 4.3 million people across the globe have now been infected with Covid-19 […]

Two Bishops Retire, One Elevated In India

Pope Francis on April 4 accepted the resignation of Bishops Cyprian Monis of Asansol and Salvadore Lobo of Baruipur, both dioceses in West Bengal State, the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India announced. Both the prelates have crossed the mandatory retirement age of 75. Bishop Lobo has been succeeded by Bishop Shyamal Bose, currently the […]