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Indian state to rename health services after St. Mother Teresa‍

The government in Jharkhand, eastern India, has announced a plan to rename a state health service after Catholic saint Mother Teresa, removing its current name, which is linked to a prominent leader of India’s Hindu party. “It is a fitting gesture to honour St. Mother Teresa’s profound compass

Catholic bishops pay tributes to communist leader in India’s Kerala

Catholic bishops in southern India’s Kerala state have expressed sorrow at the demise of former state chief minister and veteran communist leader V. S. Achuthanandan, who died on July 21, aged 101. “His demise marks the end of an era in the state’s political landscape,” stated the Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) in a statement […]

Spanish nun leaves India after training sisters to serve people with leprosy

Leprosy patients and the Catholic nuns who serve them in southern India are upset that a Spanish missionary had to leave the country after her visa was not renewed. Catholic nuns are experiencing increasing hostility and struggling to perform their ministries and continue serving the local population. “We are sad that our mentor and spiritual […]

Call to end discrimination against Dalits in Indian parish

Catholics of Dalit origin in a diocese in Tamil Nadu state in southern India have sought the intervention of the Church and civil authorities to end the discriminatory practices against them in their parish. Some 25 of their leaders joined for a day-long hunger strike in front of the Thiruchirappaly district’s headquarters on July 21, […]

Indian court grants bail to 2 nuns in case of abuse at children’s home

A court in India’s Maharashtra state has granted bail to two Catholic nuns and a caretaker of a children’s home, a week after they were arrested for allegedly ill-treating minor girls under their care. “We are relieved that they are out on bail and hope the truth will come out,” Sister Rosaline Rodri-gues, president of […]

Vatican envoy lauds Syro-Malankara church founder during India visit

A top Vatican official, currently visiting India, has exhorted the Eastern rite Syro-Malankara Catholics to emu-late the example of Venerable Archbishop Mar Ivanios, who is known as “tireless apostle for unity.” Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, said Venerable Mar Ivanios, who established the Eastern rite Church […]