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Pope extends jurisdiction of Melbourne Syro-Malabar eparchy

Pope Francis has brought New Zealand and the countries of Oceania under the jurisdiction of the Melbourne Syro-Malabar eparchy, says a statement from vicar general Monsignor Francis Kolencherry. The decree to expand the eparchy’s boundary was signed on March 29 by Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. The eparchy created […]

Indian political leaders mourn senior Mar Thoma bishop

India’s political leaders have joined Christians to express condolences over the death of the popular former head of the Kerala-based Mar Thoma Church. Bishop Philipose Mar Chrysostom was buried in compliance with Covid-19 protocols at his church’s headquarters in Thiruvalla on May 6, a day after his death at the age of 104.

Jailed Indian Jesuit moves high court seeking bail

An elderly Indian Jesuit priest has approached Bombay High Court seeking his release on bail a month after a special court twice turned down his bail plea. Father Stan Swamy’s legal team on April 26 filed a bail application in the high court of Maharashtra state in western India, said Father A. Santhanam, a Jesuit […]

Indian bishop dies after Covid-19 treatment

A Catholic bishop in central India’s Madhya Pradesh state died of a heart attack on May 6 after being treated for Covid-19. The body of Divine Word Bishop Basil Bhuriya of Jhabua was buried on May 7 in the cemetery of his religious society in Indore town. He was 65.

Vincentian provincial dies of Covid-19

Father Prakash Tirkey, Northern Indian provincial of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians), died of Covid-19 on May 7. He was 57. The death occurred at1:45 pm at St Joseph’s Hospital in Visakhapatnam, a port town in Andhra Pradesh, Vincentian Father Pravas Joseph told Matters India. His body will be brought from Visakhapatnam to Gopalpur […]

The Indian Bishops: closeness to the population affected by the pandemic; the government is clearly responsible

Deep concern and anguish for the second wave of Covid-19 that seriously affects the nation and full closeness and solidarity with the entire Indian population. With these sentiments, the Indian bishops intervene in the crisis phase the nation is going through, severely tested by the pandemic wave. The Catholic Church notes with extreme concern that […]

Sri Lankan archbishop asks Muslims to reject extremism

A Sri Lankan Catholic cardinal appealed to the country’s Muslims on April 21 to reject extremism and join Catholics in determining the truth behind Easter Sunday suicide bombings in 2019 that killed 269 people. Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith made the appeal during a commemoration of the second anniversary of the attacks. Catholic, Buddhist, […]

“Situation in India is beyond heartbreaking”: WHO chief on Covid crisis

The World Health Organi-zation chief voiced alarm April 26 at India’s record-breaking wave of Covid-19 cases and deaths, saying the organization was rushing to help address the crisis. “The situation in India is beyond heartbreaking,” Ted-ros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. His comments came as India battles a catastrophic corona virus wave that has overwhelmed hospitals […]