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Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão re-elected CCBI President; Abp. Peter Machado elected Vice President, Abp. Vincent Aind as Secretary General

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão has been re-elected as the Presi-dent of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), while Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has been elected as the Vice President and Archbishop Vincent Aind of Ranchi as Secretary General. The elections took place during the 36th Plenary Assembly of the CCBI at XIM […]

Indian Catholics lend helping hand to Kumbh Mela pilgrims

A Catholic-run hospital and a college in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have offered free meals to Hindu devotees as mi-llions gather to attend the Kumbh Mela, dubbed the world’s largest religious gathering. Father Vipin D’Souza, director of Nazareth Hospital, said they are glad to lend hands to the pilgrims. The hospital, in […]

First Christians jailed for conversion in India get bail

A Christian couple convicted of trying to convert people to Christianity in the first such case in India has been granted bail, after they challenged the conviction in the high court of Uttar Pradesh state. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, the northern state’s top court, has granted bail to Pastor Jose Pappachan and his wife, Sheeja […]

Indian bishops oppose movie disparaging faith, conversion

Bishops of Christian Churches across India have jointly condemned a film, saying it deroga-torily portrays their religion and faith in the language of an eastern Indian state having a history of anti-Christian violence. The movie Sanatani–Karma hi Dharma, made in the Odia language of Odisha state, was released in cine-mas on Feb. 7, despite calls […]

Christians welcome political change in troubled Indian state

Christian leaders in strife-torn Manipur state in northeastern India have welcomed the resignation of its chief minister, close to two years after the state witnessed unprecedented violence that claimed over 250 lives, mostly Christians. Chief Minister Biren Singh submitted his resignation letter to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla who is the constitutional head of state, on Feb. 9 in […]

Nun who won global award for anti-trafficking mission

Canossian Sister Grasy Luisa Rodrigues received the Common Good Award at the Sisters’ Anti-Trafficking Awards May 23, 2024, in Rome for saving trafficking victims for the past 13 years. She also educates youth about the Indian Juvenile Justice Act, cyber safety and online exploitation, child labour, health and hygiene, and children’s rights and protection. The […]

Five Indian Salesians charged with contempt of court

The top court in India’s northeastern Meghalaya state has issued contempt of court notices against five Salesian priests for demolishing a build-ing, ignoring a petition that sought the court’s intervention to protect it. Meghalaya High Court on Jan. 28 issued notices to the priests – Saji Stephen, Arcadius Puwein, Edmund Gomes, Dianetius Fernandez and Cyril Tirkey […]

Cardinal Ferrao applauds Odisha archdiocese for Servants of God

Cardinal Felipe Neri Ferrao, president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), has congratulated the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar for producing 35 martyrs of faith. The cardinal’s message was read by Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore, newly elected CCBI vice president, at a function to mark the golden jubilee of the only archdiocese in […]