The Syro-Malabar Church has elected Father Thomas Animoottil as the new auxiliary bishop of the Archeparchy of Kottayam. The election was made by the Synod of the Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church with the prior assent of Pope Leo XIV. His appointment was...
Cardinal Anthony Poola, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, has called on Indians to protect freedom, justice and equality as the country celebrated Independence Day on August 15. In his Independence Day message, Cardinal Poola reminded citizens...
The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has expressed deep sorrow and solidarity with the victims of devastating floods and landslides in the Nepal-China border region. The disaster has caused deaths, injuries and major losses to homes and livelihoods. In a...
An Indian court has rejected a petition challenging the removal of loudspeakers from mosques, allowing authorities to continue enforcing restrictions on the use of loudspeakers at religious places. The case is part of a wider debate in India about religious freedom,...
An Indian court has ruled that a Christian woman can file a divorce petition in the place where she currently lives, giving greater access to justice for Christian women seeking to end a marriage. The decision addresses restrictions created by an old colonial-era law...
