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Covid-19 claims seven Catholic priests in Indian state

Seven Catholic priests have died of Covid-19 in the space of four days in India’s Gujarat state, one of the worst-hit areas where government and private hospitals are adding more beds as infections spiral out of control. In one day, April 19, Gujarat reported as many as 7,107 fresh corona virus cases and 177 deaths. The […]

Arunachal’s Apatani tribe gets first Catholic nun

The Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh got its first Catholic nun when Sister Dulley Yakang made her First religious profession as the member of the Congregation of the Mother Carmel. She took the vows April 17 at a ceremony in Mount Carmel Parish, Dimapur, the commercial capital of the northeastern Indian state. “It is indeed […]

Archbishop Sirkar promoter of local Church

With the death of Archbishop Lucan Sirkar on April 18, the Church in Bengal lost a stalwart leader whose major concern was to build local leadership with local resources. Archbishop Lucas succeeded Archbishop Henry D’Souza on April 14, 2000, and remained Archbishop until Feb 23, 2012. During those 12 years his sincere efforts were to […]

Christians in India accuse government of double-standard as millions attend Hindu festival

Devotees take holy dips in the river Ganges during Shahi snan or a Royal bath at Kumbh mela, in Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Monday, April 12, 2021. As states across India are declaring some version of a lockdown to battle rising Covid cases as part of a nation- wide second-wave, thousands of […]

Bishops set prayer day as pandemic deaths spiral in India

Catholic leaders have urged their people across India to strictly follow Covid-19 restrictions as they dedicated a day of prayer to contain the infection spreading like wildfire. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India president Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai has written to bishops asking them to hold a day of prayer and fast on May 7 seeking divine intervention to save the […]

Sheshan’s shrine is closed but its amusement park is open, like other tourist spots

The Catholic diocese of Shanghai has announced that pilgrimages to the shrine of Our Lady of Sheshan will be cancelled in May due to the Covid-19 pandemic. On the other hand, the amusement park on Sheshan Hill has been open for some time, as have many mass tourist spots in the country. The shrine of […]

Priest’s book documents history of Christianity in Bangladesh

A senior Catholic priest has authored and published a book that documents the history of Christianity in Bangladesh spanning over five centuries with an aim to inspire young Catholics to better understand the advent and growth of Catholicism amid various challenges. Father Albert Thomas Rozario’s Bangla-language book Bangladeshey Christodhormo and Christomondolir Etikotha (Christian Religion and Christianity in […]

Vatican issues message for Ramadan: Christians and Muslims as witnesses of hope

The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue released a message addre-ssed to Muslims today titled ‘Christians and Muslims: Witnesses of Hope’ on the occasion of Ramadan and ahead of the feast of Id al-Fimr, the Festival of Break-ing the Fast, which marks the end of the holy month. Signed by the president of the Pontifical Council, […]