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Missionaries of Charity mark 75 years of service

The Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata stood bathed in reverence and quiet joy on October 7 as the congregation founded by Saint Teresa of Calcutta celebrated its 75th Foundation Day. At the platinum jubilee, the international congregation recommitted to their charism of “wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor.” […]

Vatican official urges religious leaders in India to promote peace

A Senior Vatican official has called on religious leaders to promote reconciliation and peace amid growing violence and intolerance worldwide, as he addressed a meeting in India. Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, made the appeal while addressing an interreligious gathering for peace in Mumbai on Oct. 4. The meeting, organized by […]

Cardinal Ferrão Releases “A Church on a Journey” by Fr. Joaquim Loiola Pereira

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão presented the book, “A Church on a Journey: The Archdiocese of Goa and its Governors” by Fr. Joaquim Loiola Pereira on 13 October, at St Joseph Vaz Spiritual Renewal Centre, Old Goa. Published by New Age Printers, the book chronicles five centuries of the Archdiocese’s history. The launch featured reflections, hymns, […]

Anti-trafficking nuns undergo media training to enhance ministry

Around 40 nuns engaged in fighting human trafficking in India spent three days at a Church media institute learning various forms of media that they could use in their mission. The October 3-5 workshop aimed to equip the AMRAT (Asian Movement of Women Religious against Human Trafficking) members with media knowledge so that they can […]

Church brings hope to flood victims in Indian mountainous region

In the last week of August, floodwaters swept through parts of India’s mountainous Jammu and Kashmir region with unprecedented, unimaginable force. In Hindu-majority Jammu, villages like Mandal, Akalpur, Akhnoor, Bari Brahmana, and Samba, families watched helplessly as homes were damaged, food stocks ruined, and entire neighbourhoods submerged.  Within hours, hundreds of people were forced to […]

The ‘undoing’ of India’s former Portuguese colony

At the start of the Hindu holy month of Shravan in late July this year, banners appeared in parts of Goa declaring that “Goa bans beef” for the entire month. The order issued by a Hindu group had no official sanction, yet it carried weight. Shravan, dedicated to Lord Shiva, is traditionally a period of fasting and […]

Hundreds protest Rajasthan’s anti-conversion bill

More than 2,000 people have protested against the recently passed Rajasthan Religious Conversion Bill, 2025. The protesters, who gathered at Shaheed Smarak (Martyr Memorial) Park in the state capital of Jaipur on October 5, urged the governor not to sign the bill the Rajasthan assembly passed on September 9. They also asked the chief minister […]

Court upholds Indian archdiocese’s right to administer schools

A top court in the western Indian state of Goa has upheld the right of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman to administer its schools, as guaranteed by the rights enshrined in the Indian Constitution. The Goa bench of the Mumbai High Court delivered the order on Oct. 3, made public on Oct. 8, while hearing a […]