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Centenarian Jesuit bishop inspires generations with his profound faith

Even after scoring a century, retired Jesuit Bishop Linus Nirmal Gomes retains his great enthusiasm, profound faith in God and love for people. He marked his 100th birthday on Sept. 7 and became the most senior bishop in India. He celebrated the milestone with fellow confreres in the Jesuit community at St Xavier’s College in […]

Catholic nun among 42 awarded by Indian president

A Catholic nun, who has promoted “Clean India Campaign” in Manipur, was among 42 people who on Sept. 24 were awarded by President Ram Nath Kovind. The president conferred the National Services Scheme Awards for the year 2018-2019 on Sister William Parmar and others through virtual mode from the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Federal Minister for Youth […]

Church urges Jharkhand government to pass tribal code

The Catholic Church in Jharkhand has asked the state government to pass a bill for a separate code for Adivasis in the eastern Indian State. Catholic bishops of Jharkhand, led by the Ranchi Archdiocese, on September 19 wrote to the chief minister to remind him that the Indian Constitution has given Advisasis a special status. […]

Police remove crosses in India’s Karnataka state

Police in India’s Karnataka State have removed 15 crosses from a hill near a Catholic parish, accusing Christians of encroaching on government land and erecting crosses without permission. It was the second such incident this year in the southern Indian state. More than 300 police and revenue officials arrived Sept. 23 at St. Joseph’s Church in Susai […]

Videos of persecuted Christians rife in India

Hindu fanatic groups have been accused of making videos of persecution of Christians across India and circulating them on social media. Shibu Thomas of Persecution Relief said most incidents are recorded in states run by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but the highest number has been reported in the northern State of Uttar Pradesh. He […]

Veteran artist takes Jesus closer to non-Christians in India

An artist’s attempts to present Jesus Christ and Christian themes in Indian settings are helping convey Christian ideas to thousands of non-Christians in India. Jyoti Sahi, 76, uses his paintings to blend biblical themes with his native symbols and pieces of folk, tribal and Vedic symbols to take Jesus closer to non-Christians in India. “I have known […]

Indian parliamentarian criticizes Pope’s remarks on gossiping

A member of India’s parliament has criticized Pope Francis for comparing gossiping with coronavirus. “I’m not sure about this, Your Holiness… Sometimes it seems like Covid might be a tad bit worse…” tweeted Varun Gandhi, a member of the Lok Sabha (peolple’s house), the lower house of parliament. The 40-year-old politician belonging to the ruling […]

India’s Jesuit film scholar dies at 85

Jesuit Father Gaston Roberge, the French-Canadian founder of Chitrabani media training institute in Kolkata and film and media scholar par excellence, died at St Xavier’s College, Kolkata, on Aug. 26. He was 85. Both Chitrabani and the Xavier Institute of Communications, founded by Francis “Packy” MacFarland, were born within a year of each other, a […]