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When foot-washing became an act of liberation

Drawing inspiration from Pope Francis’ initia-tive and in response to the Gospel command of follo-wing Jesus in servant lea-dership, the Kerala unit of the Indian Christian Wo-men’s Movement (ICWM) – an autonomous collective of women from different churches – has conducted foot-washing ritual in public spaces since 2017. On March 27, this ritual was celebrated […]

Four Catholic Priests Beaten, Looted In Odisha

Unidentified miscreants looted a Divine Word mission in Odisha, eastern India, after attacking four priests, teachers and workers living in the campus. The April 10 incident took place at the mission at Bagdehi, more than 20 km northeast of Jharsuguda, the headquarters of the Divine Word congregation’s India East province. The police have launched a […]

Church becomes makeshift hospital for bedridden, elderly

A Catholic church in Kerala was recently transformed into a makeshift hospital to help elderly and bedridden people participate in religious ser-vices during the Lent. The St Joseph’ Church parish in North Chalakudy under the Irinjala-kuda diocese on March 15 brought to the church some 90 elderly people to honor and recognize them. They included […]

Kerala Church Screens Documentary On Manipur Violence

The Sanjopuram St Joseph’s Chu-rch under the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese in Kerala on April 10 showed a documentary on the Mani-pur violence to students attending its vacation catechism classes. The documentary “Cry of the Oppressed” on the violence in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur was screened for around 125 students.

Goan Catholics Rejoice Over New Approachable Auxiliary Bishop

Catholics in Goa say Pope has given them an “approa-chable pastor” who is “an epitome of faithful servant” as their new auxiliary bishop. The Pope on April 6 appointed Father Simião Purificação Fernandes, who is the current director of the Pastoral Insti-tute of St Pius X at Old Goa, as the auxiliary bishop of Goa […]

Nuncio joins Latin and Syro-Malabar bishops at Chrism Mass

Apostolic Nuncio Abp Leopoldo Girelli on March 26 joined prelates from the Latin and Syro-Malabar Churches to celebrate Chrism Mass at New Delhi’s Sacred Heart Cathe-dral. Abp Anil Couto was the main celebrant of the religious service that is held during the Holy Week. Besi-des the nuncio, he was joined by Abp Emeritus Vincent Concessao […]

Christians In Assam Pray For Peace, Harmony Amid Threats

More than 25,000 Christians repre-senting various denominations gathered at Udalguri town in Assam on March 14 to pray for peace and harmony in the nation. The meeting took place in the backdrop of the northeastern Indian state passing the controversial Assam Healing (Prevention of Evil) Practices Bill, 2024, and attacks on Christian institutions by certain […]

Odisha Women Vow To Foster Gender Equality, Empowerment

As many as 500 Catholic women in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar celebrated the International Women’s Day by pledging to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality through education. The women came to the March 10 event from various Mass centers of the Saint Vincent Cathedral Parish in the Odisha capital. The program began with […]