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Bishop inaugurates first Jesuit residence in Indian state

Jesuits in India have opened their first residence in the north-eastern state of Tripura. The Arrupe Inn in Jamtalibari was inaugurated in the presence of faithful by Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala on July 31, the feast day of Jesuit founder Ignatius of Loyola. “We welcome them to our diocese and wish them our prayers and support as they […]

Priest’s all-India journey to promote peaceful, green world

Throughout his career as the principal of Sacred Heart College, in Kochi’s Thevara suburb, since 2010, he was known to use a bicycle to travel short distances, trying to inculcate a sense of ecological responsibility among his students and the general public. In fact, he has been known among people in Thevara as the “padiri” […]

Churches in north-eastern India pledge to fight human trafficking

Representatives of various Christian denominations in north-eastern India on July 30 pledged to fight human trafficking in the region. “Human trafficking is a serious concern all over the world. It is a sad truth that the northeast region has become the hub of cross-border human trafficking,” said Reverend Roger Gaikward, the former president of the […]

Movie titles referring to Jesus spark anger in India

A Muslim filmmaker’s two new movies with references to Jesus in their titles have taken a communal turn in southern India’s Kerala state, with a section of Christians viewing them as part of a larger plan to belittle Christ and Christians. Director Nadirsha began to face opposition after he announced his movie Eesho (Not from […]

Credibility crisis wake up call for Indian Church: Theologians

The crisis of credibility is a wake-up call for the Church in India, and the best way to regain is to follow Jesus, who “lived what he taught and what he taught, he lived,” say Catholic theologians in the country. The eroding credibility the Church suffers now is caused by forces outside as well as […]

Time for minority voices to be heard: CNI bishop

The death of Father Stan Swamy has taught “minorities to be alive” and unite or else “your voice will not be heard,” says Bishop Paritosh Canning of Calcutta Church of North India diocese. Father Stan, a Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist, died in judicial custody in July while waiting for bail. He was 84 […]

Priests appeal Pope against uniform mode of Mass celebration

All the 456 priests of the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly have written to Pope Francis saying they want to continue to offer Mass facing people, a practice that the Syro-Malabar eparchy has followed for the past 50 years. The memorandum was sent to the prefect of the Oriental Congregation in Rome and the apostolic nuncio in […]

After 60 years of Indian rule, Goa’s Portuguese legacy disappears

As Lorraine Alberto begins her Portuguese class at Goa University, students from the former colony are in short supply. Across Goa, a tiny coastal state once administered by Lisbon, there is little appetite for the territory’s 450 years of European heritage after a few short generations of Indian rule. Ramshackle colonial homes and Bollywood’s increasing […]