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First bishop of Kuzhithurai, Tamil Nadu, dies

Bishop Emeritus Jerome Dhas Varuvel of the Diocese of Kuzhithurai passed away on March 24 at the age of 74. He died at 1:30 am at the Care Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Chennai. The bishop had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease and Dementia and was under treatment at Kauvery Hospital […]

Priest’s academy produces world-class sportsmen

On a quiet hilltop in Kerala, St. Ephrem’s Sports Academy has been transforming young lives through sports and values for more than two decades. Guided by Carmelite priest Father Antony Kanjirathinkal, the academy has become a strong center for nurturing talent, especially in basketball. Founded in 2003 under St. Ephrem’s Higher Secondary School in Mannanam, […]

Northeast Church mourns first native chief of indigenous congregation

The Catholic Church in northeastern India is mourning the passing of Mother Mary Rose Thapa, the first native superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians. She died on March 22 at 6:10 am in Guwahati, Assam, due to age-related illness. She was 91. Mother Thapa had received the Sacrament of the […]

Nun who serves as government medical officer in remote village

Sister Jean Rose has become the first Catholic nun to serve as a medical officer in a government hospital in Kerala. A member of the Sisters of the Destitute, she works at the Community Health Centre in Marayoor, a remote tribal area in Idukki district. Usually, Catholic nuns with medical degrees serve in Church-run hospitals. […]

Christians protest exams on Maundy Thursday, Easter

Catholic organizations in Kerala have raised strong objections to the scheduling of national-level entrance examinations on Maundy Thursday and Easter Sunday, urging authorities to reconsider the dates. The Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) on March 23 called on officials to withdraw the plan to conduct all-India engineering entrance exams on these important Christian feast days. […]