Priest dies of electrocution while removing flagpole in Kerala

Priest dies of electrocution while removing flagpole in Kerala

Gloom has spread over the archdiocese of Tellicherry in Kerala after one of its young priests died of electrocution on August 15. Father Mathew (Shince) Kudilil was dismantling a pole erected to hoist the national flag in the morning as part of the Independence Day...
Kannur diocese gets auxiliary bishop

Kannur diocese gets auxiliary bishop

Pope Francis on August 15 appointed Monsignor Dennis Kuruppassery as the auxiliary bishop of Kannur that covers Kerala’s northern districts of Kannur and Kasaragod. The 57-year-old priest is currently the counsellor at the Nunciature in Malta. Monsignor Kuruppassery...
Indian bishop, priest get bail in high tuition fee case

Indian bishop, priest get bail in high tuition fee case

A Protestant bishop, a Catholic priest and 10 other management members of seven Christian-run schools in a central Indian state have secured bail after spending close to three months in jail for allegedly charging excessive tuition fees. India’s top court granted bail...
Indian Church leader allays Odisha violence fears

Indian Church leader allays Odisha violence fears

A leading Church official in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has dismissed rumors that there might be communal violence in the state’s Kandhamal district as Hindus gear up to celebrate Janmashtami, or the birth of the Hindu Lord Krishna, on Aug. 26. Kandhamal...