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Indian priest’s kin seek federal agency probe into his murder

A close relative of a Catholic priest found dead under suspicious circum-stances inside a major seminary in southern India has demanded a federal agency probe to establish the truth. Father K.J. Thomas, 62, the then rector of St. Peter’s Pontifical Institute, Bangalore (now Bengaluru) in Karnataka state, was found dead with multiple injuries outside his […]

Synodality key for Church’s relevance in third millennium: Theologian

A renowned Asian theologian says the synodal process now underway in the Catholic Church should prepare it to become relevant in the third millennium and respond to modern challenges. Synodality reflects how the Church’s life and mission should adapt to the modern world. It flows from the Christian value of upholding hu-mans as unique reflection […]

Former Alleppey bishop dies

Bishop Emeritus Stephen Athipozhiyil of Alleppey passed away due to cardiac arrest on April 9, at 8.15 pm at St. Sebastian, Visitation Hospital, Arthunkal in Kerala. He was 77. Funeral was held on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Mount Carmel Cathedral at 10.30 am.

Novice found dead in Kerala convent

Another mysterious death of a novice nun was reported from Kerala, the southern Indian state with a sizable Catholic population. The 21-year-old nun trainee had gone to room at 10:30 pm on April 1. When she did not join a special night prayer in the convent chapel, sisters went to her room and found her […]

Telugu Church loses second bishop in three days

The Catholic Church has lost another Church in the land of Telugu. Bishop Emeritus Innayya Chinna Addagatla of Srikakulam died at 11:30 pm on April 1, at the residence of the local Bishop. He was 84, says a report from Father Stephen Alathara, deputy secretary general of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in India.

Telugu Church mourns death of Nalgonda’s first bishop

The Church in the undivided Andhra Pradesh on March 30 mourned the death of Bishop Mathew Cheriankunnel, who had sacrificed his life for Telugu people. The first Bishop of Nalgonda diocese died in the afternoon of March 30 in the regional house of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. He […]

Indian Christians condemn call to boycott halal meat

Church leaders have joined political parties and the Muslim community to condemn a call by Hindu groups to boycott halal meat during the traditional New Year celebrations in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. The state celebrated the Ugadi festival followed by Hosa tadukua, which is supposed to be a day of non-vegetarian feasting, on […]

Infant sale racket: Catholic nun demands probe

A Catholic nun working among the poor, especially Dalits, has expressed shock at the expo-sure of an infant selling racket in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Poverty alone is not the rea-son for the “rather unfortunate” racket, asserts Sister Manju Devarapalli, secretary of the National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW). The Carmelite Missionaries nun […]