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Pope Francis: ‘Significant’ number of US Catholics want to ‘gag’ Vatican II reforms

The United States contains a “significant” number of groups seeking to “gag” the reforms of the Catholic Church initiated by the Second Vatican Council, Pope Francis said in a new interview. “In the European Church I see more renewal in the spontaneous things that are emerging: movements, groups, new bishops who remember that there is […]

Cardinal Kasper warns German synodal way risks ‘breaking its own neck’

A theologian considered close to Pope Francis has warned that the German Synodal Way is at risk of “breaking its own neck” if it does not heed the objections raised by a growing number of bishops around the world. Cardinal Walter Kasper also said organisers were using a “lazy trick” that in effect constituted a […]

Indian Christians fret over declining population growth

Christians in India are concerned after a federal government report recorded a decline in the fertility rate among the community leading to a further reduction in their population. According to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) report, the total fertility rate (TFR) among Christians declined to 1.88 percent in 2019-21 from 2.87 percent in […]

Indian tribal Christians counter moves to deny them welfare benefits

Tribal people including Christi-ans in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh are up in arms about attempts by Hindu nationalist forces to rob them of reservation benefits. Reservations form a system of affirmative action in India that provides representation in education, employment and politics for historically disadvantaged groups such as tribal people, Dalits and backward […]

Pope to Syro-Malabar youth: Walk along Jesus’ path of love

Pope Francis has invited the youth of the Syro-Malabar Church to follow Jesus by saying “yes” to a life of service and responsibility, and “no” to one of superficiality and dissipation. The Pope said on June 18 during a meeting with the pilgrims of the “Syro-Malabar Youth Leaders Conference. The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is one […]

Indian PM on sticky wicket for renaming stadium after himself

June appears to be the cruelest month for India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), although the former seems unfazed if his silence is any indicator. The Islamic world is furious with a BJP spokesperson’s re-marks on the Prophet Muhammad while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also called out India […]

India’s Supreme Court to hear plea for protecting Christians

India’s Supreme Court has admitted a plea seeking a direction to end the rising attacks against Christians and their institutions in the county. A division bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice J.B. Pardiwala directed the court registry to list it on a priority basis for July 11, the day courts reopen after the summer […]

Odisha chief minister calls on Pope Francis

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on June 22 met Pope Francis in the Vatican. “It has been an absolute pleasure meeting His Holiness Pope Francis in Vatican City. Thanked him for the warm audience and wished him good health and long life,” Patnaik said on his social media post.