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Pope Francis laments ‘sacrilegious war’ in Ukraine as he prays Angelus in Malta

Pope Francis lamented the “sacrilegious war” in Ukraine as he prayed the Angelus in Malta on April 3. Speaking immediately after celebrating an outdoor Mass in the Maltese capital, Valletta, on April 3, the Pope urged Catholics to pray for people aiding the suffering following the full-scale Russian invasion. “May the Lord accompany you, and […]

Cardinal Marx: ‘The Catechism is not set in stone. One is also allowed to doubt what it says’

German Cardinal Reinhard Marx said in an interview published on March 31 that the Catechism of the Catholic Church is “not set in stone” and “one is also allowed to doubt what it says.” The cardinal made the comments in a seven-page spread in the March 31 edition of the weekly current affairs magazine Stern, […]

Catholic author of Black Lives Matter book sees hope amid ongoing struggles

When journalist Olga M. Segura initially set out to write a book on Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church, she intended it to be more of an overview that might prompt white Catholics to get more involved in the work of racial justice. That was back in early 2020, when she first started writing. […]

Archdiocese begins informal documentation on India’s “apostle of Eucharist”

A Catholic archdiocese in the southern Indian state of Kerala has informally begun the documentation on Ajna George, who many now view as an apostle of Eucharist. Ajna, a member of the Jesus Youth movement and an assistant professor, died January 21 in Kochi, the commercial capital of the southern Indian state of Kerala. She […]

Catholic nun dies in road accident in West Bengal

Sister Paul Vincent, a member of the Daughters of St Anne of Calcutta died in road accident in a remote area in West Bengal state. Sister Vincent’s funeral Mass was held at 3 pm on March 28 in St. Paul the Apostle Church in Kamarchowki followed by the burial in nearby St. Anne’s Convent compound.

Indian Missionary Society’s new leader sets priorities

The newly elected leader of northern India’s first Catholic religious congregation for men says his priorities include fostering unity and missionary zeal among his people and bringing a movement of indigenized Catholicism to mainstream society. “Our community life is not perfect. Some members are indifferent. So, my first priority is to bring all the members […]

Jesuit theologian’s death saddens Indian Catholics

Father Poulose Mangai, a renow-ned professor of theology who worked among rickshaw pullers of Old Delhi area, died on March 26 after a brief hospitalization. Father Mangai was a prolific writer and editor of Vidyajyoti Journal of Theological Reflections, Asia’s top theological publication. He was 64.

Revoke Pondicherry archbishop’s appointment, Dalit Christians ask nuncio

Dalit Christians on March 29 urged the apostolic nuncio to revoke the appoint-ment of Bishop Francis Kalist of Meerut as the new archbishop of Pondicherry-Cuddalore. Led by the Dalit Christian Liberation Movement, hundreds of people protested in Chennai, capital of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, against the a non-Dalit’s appointment as the archbishop […]