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Archbishop Thoomkuzhy, the Pastor Who Gave the Church a New Direction

Emeritus Archbishop Jacob Thoomkuzhy of Trichur, former vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, founder of the Society of Khristudasis (Handmaids of Christ) congregation and founder chairman of Jeevan TV, has died. The death occurred at 2:50 pm on September 17 at Trichur. He would have turned 95 on December 13 this year. […]

Harassment of Christians continues unabated in India

The violence and harassment against Christians persist unabated in India, with at least two cases of harassment and police arrests over the weekend. A Catholic nun and a group of girls were detained in Jharkhand on suspicion of conversion on Sept. 19, while police in Uttar Pradesh arrested 14 Christians for allegedly violating the state’s […]

National Jubilee for Migrants to Be Celebrated in November, in Velankanni

The Commission for Migrants of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) will be hosting the National Jubilee for Migrants celebration at Our Lady of Good Health Basilica, Velankanni, from November 6 to 8, 2025. The event, themed “Migrants, Missionaries of Hope in the Heart of Mary”, aims to honour and celebrate the resilience, faith, […]

Supreme Court Stays Madras High Court Ruling on SC Status After Christian Marriage

The Supreme Court stayed the Madras High Court’s decision that marriage under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872, constitutes automatic conversion to Christianity and leads to loss of Scheduled Caste (SC) status. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Prashant Kumar Mishra issued the stay order notice in response to a petition filed by Theroor […]

Indian Jesuits dump fossil fuels to mitigate climate change impacts

Jesuits in the four provinces of India’s western region are leading a quiet revolution by aiming to become energy self-sufficient using only sunlight, setting an example for others to follow for sustainable, clean energy to protect the environment. About 60 institutions “have achieved zero electricity bills for quite some time and demonstrated that it is […]

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Most Rev. Elias Frank, as the Archbishop of Calcutta

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Most. Rev. Elias Frank as the new Archbishop of Calcutta. The announcement was made today in Vatican. Rt. Rev. Elias Frank was born on 15 August 1962 in Bantwal, Karnataka, and belongs to the Diocese of Mangalore. He completed his early education in Modankap and Shillong before entering priestly formation […]

Safeguards for Dalits in Indian state’s schools hailed

A state government in southern India has issued a set of new guidelines to curb discriminatory practices based on caste and ethnicity in schools, drawing applause from several quarters, including the Church. The Tamil Nadu state school education department, in a circular last week, said teachers found promoting caste or communal sentiments among students would […]

Malankara’s Bethany nuns give hope to disabled, abandoned women

A woman with an intellectual disability, known only as Sangeetha, was abused by a group of lorry drivers and abandoned at Nelyady, a town in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Some Catholic nuns noticed Sangeetha roaming the town and brought her to their convent. Sangeetha prompted the Sisters of the Imitation of Christ, also […]