Indian bishops to address mental health of youth

Indian bishops to address mental health of youth

The National Youth Commission of the Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India has decided to address the mental wellbeing of young people amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In these times of uncertainty, the commission is committed to paying attention to the psychological...
Social amnesia buries India’s Catholic freedom fighters

Social amnesia buries India’s Catholic freedom fighters

“It may be mere coincidence that this article is written at a time when Asia in general and India in particular are facing the greatest threat to human freedom from ideologies and ideologues that present themselves as the unquestionable advocates of progress. But what...
Covid-19: Cardinal Gracias asks priests to be vigilant

Covid-19: Cardinal Gracias asks priests to be vigilant

Cardinal Oswald Gracias has cautioned the priests of his Bombay archdiocese to not let their guard down as they have resumed pastoral activities as the administration has relaxed lock-down norms. The cardinal’s caution came in the wake of some priests succumbing to...
Police move escalates tension in India’s Jacobite Church

Police move escalates tension in India’s Jacobite Church

Tension escalated in parts of India’s Kerala State as police used force to take over some churches of a Christian faction following a court order, aiming to give them to a rival camp. In pre-dawn operations, police took over three churches of the Jacobite faction on...
Remember the poor, says Indian archbishop

Remember the poor, says Indian archbishop

Indian bishops and the country’s oldest lay Catholic organization have urged church members to stand in solidarity with the poor, who have been marginalized even more during the Covid-19 pandemic. As the nation is still following federal government guidelines to...