Unidentified miscreants looted a Divine Word mission in Odisha, eastern India, after attacking four priests, teachers and workers living in the campus. The April 10 incident took place at the mission at Bagdehi, more than 20 km northeast of Jharsuguda, the...
A Catholic church in Kerala was recently transformed into a makeshift hospital to help elderly and bedridden people participate in religious ser-vices during the Lent. The St Joseph’ Church parish in North Chalakudy under the Irinjala-kuda diocese on March 15 brought...
The Sanjopuram St Joseph’s Chu-rch under the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese in Kerala on April 10 showed a documentary on the Mani-pur violence to students attending its vacation catechism classes. The documentary “Cry of the Oppressed” on the violence in the...
Catholics in Goa say Pope has given them an “approa-chable pastor” who is “an epitome of faithful servant” as their new auxiliary bishop. The Pope on April 6 appointed Father Simião Purificação Fernandes, who is the current director of the Pastoral Insti-tute of St...
Apostolic Nuncio Abp Leopoldo Girelli on March 26 joined prelates from the Latin and Syro-Malabar Churches to celebrate Chrism Mass at New Delhi’s Sacred Heart Cathe-dral. Abp Anil Couto was the main celebrant of the religious service that is held during the Holy...
