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Syro-Malabar Synod pledges to help Covid-19 poor

The Syro-Malabar Church ended its 28th Synod calling upon its people to help the nation increase its productivity and encourage agricultural and industrial activities. As many as 61 bishops from around the world attended the August 19-21 Synod held through videoconference because of the health regulations to control the coronavirus pandemic. The second Synod of the […]

When Emperor Akbar encouraged Christian art

Portuguese India during the 16th century – that is, the colonial enclaves of Goa, Bassein, Cochin and the Pearl Fishery Coast – was blessed with the presence of the Jesuits. They built monumental churches, colleges and residences. The Portuguese Jesuits lavishly decorated these buildings with paintings, statues and church furnishings, and they commissioned numerous artists, […]

Christian preachers beaten for praying for sick in Jharkhand

Two members of a neo-Christian sect were allegedly beaten a Hindu radical group when they prayed over a sick person in a village near Chatra town in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, Persecution Relief reported August 26. One Lakhan, a member of the Gospel Echoing Missionary Society (GEMS), on August 22 took preachers Sanjeet […]

Catholic lawyers’ forum calls for Supreme Court’s self-examination

A forum for Catholic nuns, brothers and priests practicing as lawyers says time has come for the self-examination of the Supreme Court of India. “It is the right time for the Apex Court for its self-exa-mination,” the National Lawyers Forum of Religious and Priests (NLFRP) stated on August 22 after observing that certain moves of […]

Catholic priest revolutionizes Maharashtra district’s healthcare scenario

A 106-year-old dilapidated hospital has become a state-of-the-art healthcare facility in Maharashtra, thanks to a Catholic priest. Giving a new lease of life to the Morarji Gokaldas Rural Hospital in Mahabaleshwar is among several success stories of Father Tomy Kariyilakulam, who has revolutionized the healthcare scenario of Satara district after he entered the western Indian […]

Catholic Priest got award in the short film screenwriting

Priest Fr. Jose Puthussery of the Archdiocese of Ernakulam–Angamaly received the award in the short film screenwriting competition organized by the Kerala Chalachithra Academy on the problems faced by Malayalees all over the world in connection with the lock down during the Corona period. During this Kovid period, the Short Film Screenwriting Competition was another […]

Covid management: Mizoram sets new example

A small state in India’s troubled northeast has managed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic much better than some larger states with more resources. Mizoram is tucked away between Myanmar and Bangladesh, about 1,500 miles from New Delhi. It registered its first case on March 24—the day on which the country went into nationwide lockdown to […]

Indian bishops to address mental health of youth

The National Youth Commission of the Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India has decided to address the mental wellbeing of young people amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In these times of uncertainty, the commission is committed to paying attention to the psychological and mental wellbeing of young people, said its executive secretary Father Chetan Machado. The […]