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FORMER CHRIST UNIVERSITY VICE CHANCELLOR ELECTED CARMELITE CHIEF

Father Thomas Chathamparampil, former vice-chancellor of Christ University in Bengaluru, was on March 13 elected the prior general of the Carmelite of Mary Immaculate (CMI), a Kerala-based congregation. He succeeds Father Paul Achandy, the current prior general.

HENRY MARTYN INSTITUTE HONOURS JESUIT EDUCATIONIST, MUSLIM SCHOLAR

The Henry Martyn Institute in Hyderabad, a pioneering specialized institute of Islamic studies, has honoured a Jesuit educationalist and a Muslim scholar for their contribution to Muslim-Christian relations. Church of South India Bishop Pushpa Lolita, vice-chairperson of Henry Martyn Institute, on March 18 conferred Doctor Litterarum on Jesuit Fr Thomas V Kunnunkal, the president of […]

Corona virus: Catholic Priest’s Ambulance Service Helps Stranded Patients

A Catholic priest, Fr Jomon Chempakasseril of the Kannur diocese is making waves in Kerala with his ambulance service to help the poor during the nation wide lockdown to contain corona virus pandemic. “I decided to start the service since nobody was willing to take patients to hospitals out of fear…”

CORONAVIRUS: TERESA SISTERS TO PROTECT ‘POOREST OF THE POOR’

As the number of positive tests for corona virus in India topped 150, members of the Missionaries of Charity – the order founded by St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta to serve the poorest of the poor – are working to keep those cared for in their institutions safe. Over 200 people live or work in […]

GOVERNMENT SAYS NO INFO ON GABRIEL SENA: ARCHDIOCESE RELIEVED

The federal Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) says the government has no information about the Church’s “Gabriel Sena.” The government declaration has brought relief to Tellicherry archdiocese in Kerala that was caught in a controversy after reports surfaced about it raising the sena, a unit of retired military and paramilitary men “for furthering the Church’s […]

Pope Francis announces a 2022 synod on synodality

The next ordinary Synod of Bishops will be a Synod on synodality, the Vatican announced on March 7. In October 2022, bishops from around the world will meet in Rome to discuss the theme: “For a Synodal Church: communion, participation and mission.” The concept of “synodality” has been a topic of frequent discussion by Pope […]

Pope Francis forms Child Protection Task Force

Pope Francis has established a task force “in order to assist the Episcopal Conferences in the preparation and updating of guidelines for the protection of minors.” The intention to form such a group had already been announced by the Pope at last year’s Meeting for the Protection of Minors in the Church, which ran from […]

Women deacons possible after ‘Synodal Way,’ says German bishops’ chairman

The new chairman of the German bishops’ conference has said that calling for the ordination of women could be a conclusion of the two-year “synodal way” being undertaken by the Church in Germany. Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg said in a radio interview on March 9 for Inter-national Women’s Day that such a conclusion would […]