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Pune priest wins gold at international powerlifting tournament

A Catholic priest from Pune has won a gold medal at an international powerlifting tournament, fulfilling a personal dream that blends faith, fitness, and youth outreach. Father Denis Dominic Joseph, assistant parish priest of St Ignatius Church in Khadki, secured the top position at the powerlifting competition held November 14–17 at the Bhutan Olympic Stadium […]

Allahabad HC Says Bible Distribution, Preaching Isn’t a Crime; Slams UP Police for Overstepping

In a strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that distributing the Bible or preaching Christianity does not, by itself, amount to an offence under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021. The Bench of Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Babita Rani criticised the Uttar Pradesh Police for “bending […]

Msgr. Antony Kattiparampil was ordained Bishop of Cochin

Msgr. Antony Kattiparampil was ordained as the 36th Bishop of the diocese of Cochin in Kerala on December 7, 2025. Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, Archbishop of Goa and President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), was the principle consecrator. Archbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil of Verapoly and Bishop Joseph Kariyil, the Bishop Emeritus of […]

Vatican Christmas tree arrives in St. Peter’s Square

A 25-meter-tall red fir tree is now standing in St. Peter’s Square. This year, the tree comes from the Val d’Ultimo area in the province of Bolzano and was given by the municipalities of Lagundo and Val d’Ultimo, located in the northern part of Italy. The province of Bolzano is known for its extraordinary beauty […]

Pontifical Yearbook now available online with information on global Church

From December 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, the Annuarium Pontificium—the Holy See’s official Pontifical Yearbook—is available in a fully digital version, accessible via web browser and mobile app. The new platform offers data on the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia, Dioceses, Religious Institutes, and Apostolic Nunciatures. The project was jointly developed by the Secretariat […]

Zurich ends ‘missio canonica’ dismissals for church employees

New employment regulations in the Swiss canton of Zurich mean Church employees cannot be dismissed for failing to follow Catholic teaching. “What has long been guaranteed in civil law now also applies to employment in the church,” the Diocese of Chur said, announcing that the revocation or withholding of the episcopal missio canonica – which confirms compliance […]

Venezuelan authorities prevent Cardinal Porras from traveling, cancel passport

On December 10 Venezuelan immigration police confiscated and invalidated the passport of Cardinal Baltazar Porras, the archbishop emeritus of Caracas, as he was preparing to travel to Bogotá, Colombia, from Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía. According to the Grand Priory of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem in Venezuela, on […]

Pope defends ‘Christian Europe’ after rebuking US policy

Pope Leo said Europe’s “Judeo-Christian roots” are the only way to understand its identity, after criticising US policy on the continent. At an audience in Rome with members of the European Conservative and Reformist (ECR) group of the European Parliament, the Pope praised “the rich ethical principles and patterns of thought that are the intellectual patrimony […]