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  • Pope Leo: Failure to welcome abuse victims is a scandal

  • Pope: Visit to Türkiye and Lebanon teaches that peace is possible

  • Thousands protest corruption in Philippines as Church leaders call for accountability

  • Pope: Nicaea invites Christians to unity in face of violence, conflict

  • Over 300 students kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria

  • Indian tribal Christian women launch hunger strike over police inaction

  • Pope: AI use in healthcare must ensure quality of care and relationships

  • Philippines: Bringing to light safeguarding as a mission of all

  • Don Bosco Gujarat launches 100-day drive to end child marriage

  • Supreme Court slams misuse of anti-conversion laws

A Family Where Faith Inspired Six Sisters to Religious Life‍

In the mist-covered hills of Venappara in Kerala, the Kallidukkil family became a remarkable witness to faith and vocation. Thomas and Thresiamma Kallidukkil raised their ten children in a home where daily prayer was as natural as breathing. Before dawn each day, the family gathered before their alt

  • Over 800 Youth Join ANUBHAV 2026 Retreats in Jalandhar Diocese

  • Release of 14 Kuki Hostages Brings Hope for Peace in Manipur

Tamil Nadu Church Builds Homes for Dalit Families in Need

The Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council (TNBC) Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has completed the construction of 12 houses for some of the state’s poorest Dalit families, offering them safe and permanent homes after years of living in difficult conditions. The houses were built through the Commission’s “Housing for the Homeless” initiative with financial […]

Bagdogra Diocese Shows ‘Red Card’ to Child Labour Through Football Campaign

The Diocese of Bagdogra observed the World Day Against Child Labour with a football campaign promoting children’s rights and the importance of education. The event was held under the theme, “Red Card to Child Labour – Fair Play for Children, Decent Work for Adults.” The programme was organised by Seva Kendra, the social service wing […]

Church Leaders Concerned Over Missing Kandhamal Riot Inquiry Report

Church leaders in Odisha have expressed serious concern over the reported disappearance of an important inquiry report related to the 2008 anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal district. A First Information Report (FIR) was filed on June 10 by a senior official of the Odisha Home Department, stating that several important documents had gone missing from the […]

CCBI Releases Indian Edition of Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical on AI

The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) released the Indian edition of Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas at the Apostolic Nunciature in New Delhi on June 10, 2026. The first copy was formally handed over by Msgr. Andrea Francia, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Apostolic Nunciature in India, to Rev. Dr. Stephen Alathara, […]

Archbishop Prakash Mallavarapu Passes Away at 77

Visakhapatnam, June 7, 2026: Archbishop Prakash Mallavarapu, Archbishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam and a respected leader of the Catholic Church in India, passed away on June 7, 2026, at a private hospital in Visakhapatnam. He was 77 years old. The Archbishop had been admitted to St. Joseph’s Hospital in May due to severe breathing difficulties and […]