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French Bishop Strips Seminarians of CassocK

The bishop of Toulouse has banned seminarians and deacons in his diocese from wearing cassocks because he does not want men in formation to “appear too clerical.” Bishop Guy de Kerimel wrote a letter to seminarians on Thursday noting that he had seen some of them wearing cassocks and surplices at a recent confirmation service in the diocesan […]

For Conservative Christians, the End of Roe Was a Spiritual Victory

For nearly 50 years, conservative Christians marched, strategized and prayed. And then, on an ordinary Friday morning in June, the day they had dreamed of finally came. Ending the constitutional right to abortion by overturning Roe v. Wade took a decades-long campaign, the culmination of potlucks in church gymnasiums and prayers in the Oval Office. It […]

Jesuit priests killed by gunmen in church in northern Mexico

The Jesuits in Mexico have said two of their priests were murdered while trying to defend a man who was seeking refuge in a church while being being pursued by an armed person. A statement from Jesuit provincial of Mexico Father Luis Gerardo Moro Madrid June 21 informed “with deep sorrow and a sense of […]

Pope Francis plans to remain pope ‘for as long as God allows it,’ bishops say

While concerns regarding Pope Francis’ health have fuelled rumours he might soon resign, Brazilian bishops told Vatican media outlets on monday 20th June that the pope intends to continue in his role as head of the Catholic Church “for as long as God allows it.” Archbishop Roque Paloschi of Porto Velho said the pope reassured him […]

Vatican accepts court decision on Mulakkal case: Nuncio

Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, apostolic nuncio to India and Nepal, on June 11 said the Vatican has accepted the Indian court decision about Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar. The nuncio, who was on a two-day pastoral visit to Jalandhar, said this June 11 while addressing the priests of the diocese of Jalandhar. The nuncio said Bishop […]

Christians welcome Delhi High Court’s questions on forced conversion

Christian groups in India have welcomed the Delhi High Court questioning the basis for filing petitions on forced conversion. The bench of Justices Sanjeev Sachdeva and Tushar Rao Gedela on June 3 pointed out that conversion is not prohibited in India. “It’s a right of an individual to profess any religion, religion of his birth, […]

Rise in violence against churches alarms Christian forum

The United Christian Forum (UCF), an ecumenical group, has demanded urgent judicial and government intervention to check what it says is the rapid rise in incide-nts of violence, coercion and false arrests that traumatize the community. The persecution is most acute in states such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka; the UCF said […]

Diocesan Synod renews Church in Tripura

Nine months of the in-tense synodal meetings at different levels ended  June 11 with the diocesan pre-Synodal meeting in Agartala, capital of the northeastern Indian state. As many as 92 representatives of laity, catechists, women’s groups, youth religious and priests attended the day-long prayer, reflection, discernment and planning for the future of the Church in […]