The Society of Paul superior general Father Domenico Solliman has appointed Father Jose Pottayil as the director of the Madrid-based International Catholic Biblical So-ciety that was set up a hundred years ago by Venerable James Alberione, the congregation’s founder....
The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has appointed Jesuit Father Joe Arun as the chairperson of its 10 member Minorities Commission. A government notification on July 23 said the appointment is for 3 years. The 59-year-old Jesuit is the secretary for the higher...
A Catholic priest, who had gone beyond his priestly duties to fight illegal land grabbers and promote peace and communal harmony even at risk to his safety, died July 25 after a prolonged illness. Father Francis D’Britto of the western Indian Vasai diocese was known...
Seven Christians have been accused of violating the stringent anti-conversion law in two separate incidents in the northern Indian Uttar Pradesh state. Police arrested Pastor Ram Udeshy Sahani, Babulal Sahani and Vinod Kumar on July 14 in Maharajanj district. They...
A Catholic diocese has approached the top court of a central Indian state over a government order asking two of its schools to reimburse close 180 million rupees (some US$2.2 million) after accusing them of collecting exorbitant fees from students. The Jabalpur...
