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Latin rite bishops launch strategic planning for Indian Church‍

India’s Latin rite Church is pre-paring its people to face modern challenges. For this, it has launched a training program on strategic planning training for the 14 regions of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India. A training program was held December 6-7 at Navinta Retreat Centre in New Delhi’s Okhala.

Ranchi’s vibrant Catholic community marches ahead

Ranchi is one of the oldest cities of Jharkhand and ranks among the best-known hill stations in the state. Popularly known as the City of Waterfalls, Ranchi is famous for its picturesque Hudru Falls, Dassam Falls, Johna Falls and several other tourist attractions like water sports at Patratu Lake.

Liturgical dispute: Papal delegate arrives second time in Kochi

Papal delegate Jesuit Archbishop Cyril Vasil arrived in Kochi on December 13, a week after Pope Francis personally intervened in the vexing liturgical dispute in the Syro-Malabar Church’s Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese. Archbishop Vasil was received at 8 am in the Kochi International Airport by a team led by Bishop Emeritus Bosco Puthur of Melbourne, the temporary […]

52 young women take first vows in northeast congregation

As many as 52 young women from various parts of India recently took first vows in the first religious congregation for women founded in northeastern India. They vowed to be poor, chaste and obedient in the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians on December 8 in the Cathedral of Mary Help […]

Christians after Kashmir ruling: ‘Now to promote development for all’

“If on the one hand I accept the Supreme Court’s verdict on Kashmir, on the other I hope that the young people who live in the region are educated to become good citizens and that ordinary people can live in peace.” These are the words of Sr. Maria Suzette, of the Congregation of the Apostolic […]

An Indian tea-seller’s love for God and his family

Chakkalakkal Varghese Joseph hardly ever gets five hours of sleep. His roadside tea shop in the southern Indian state of Kerala opens at 5.00 a.m. and closes at 10.00 p.m. Joseph is used to the hard life. As a teenager, he began working as a mason and, a few years later, became a carpenter and is now […]