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‘My St Francis’: posthumous book by Pope Francis to be released in Italy

“Il mio San Francesco”, a posthumous book by Pope Francis and put together by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, was presented on 10 September in Assisi, within an event entitled “The Courtyard of Francis.” It will be available in Italian bookstores from 18 September. Presenting the work, Cardinal Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of […]

Pope Leo XIV: Caring for Creation is our vocation

Pope Leo XIV on September 5 inaugurated the Laudato si’ Village (Borgo Laudato sì) at Castel Gandolfo, describing it as a “seed of hope” and a tangible model for ecological conversion. The project, first envisioned by Pope Francis, brings together spirituality, education, history, nature, art, and sustainable innovation as a living witness of the Church’s […]

Nun who promotes traditional Indian medicine

Sister Innocent Joseph Ayyankanal, a member of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate, has spent over 40 years promoting Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine) and other forms of traditional medicine among rural and tribal communities in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu and the Wayanad district of neighbouring Kerala. Ayyankanal has conducted more than 2,000 awareness […]

Cow vigilantes assault leaves two catholic brothers shattered

The cows they raised were meant to be a lifeline, not a death sentence. For Johan Soren, 66, and his brother Philip Soren, 55, the sale of their two bulls and two calves—for a desperate price of 40,000 rupees — was the only way to fund the urgent medical care for Johan’s ailing wife. But […]

National conclave stresses Church’s role in anti-trafficking crusade

Groups working to end human trafficking in northeastern India have forged a network among Churches in the region to tackle the social menace. “When the Church stands together in faith and action, we can transform migration from a story of vulnerability into a journey of hope,” asserted Rohit Bhalla, national convener of the People Uniting […]

7 Christians arrested in Indian statefor holding Sunday services

Seven Christians were jailed in a northern Indian state after Hindu vigilante groups disrupted Sunday prayer services in six places, alleging they were converting gullible people to Christianity. “This has become a pattern now to trap Christians in false conversion cases,” said Pastor Joy Mathew, who is based in Uttar Pradesh, which is India’s largest state […]

India’s first cinematographer nun wins prestigious media award

Sister Lismy Parayil, “the camera nun of India,” has won the James Alberione Award for her outstanding contributions to media production. The Indian Catholic Press Association, the oldest Catholic media forum in Asia, announced on August 19 that it has selected the Carmelite of Mary Immaculate nun for the annual award, set up in memory […]

Four New Ecclesiastical Provinces Announced in the Syro-Malabar Church

His Beatitude Mar Raphael Thattil, the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, issued decrees erecting four new ecclesiastical provinces in the Syro-Malabar Church—Faridabad, Ujjain, Kalyan, and Shamshabad—and appointing Mar Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, Mar Sebastian Vadakel MST, Mar Sebastian Vaniyapurackal, and Mar Prince Antony Panengadan respectively as the Metropolitan Archbishops. These decisions were announced on 28 August […]