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Women’s power to determine Christianity’s future: CCA moderator

The first Asian Ecumenical Women’s Assembly (AEWA) opened on November 22 at Hsinchu, Taiwan, acknowledging the power of women as the major factor to determine the Church’s future direction. “I see the reality of our global Christianity, especially in Asia, that the Churches have been transformed into ‘churches of women.’ The power of women is […]

Indian bishop wants state agency probed in baby-selling cases

Suspecting foul play in the increasing baby-selling charges against Missionaries of Charity nuns, a Catholic bishop in eastern India has demanded a high-level probe into the role of a government agency. Auxiliary Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas of Ranchi made the demand on Nov. 20, days after state police raided a convent in his Jharkhand State in […]

Pope receives Indian nun who brings hope to destitute

Pope Francis on November 18 received Indian nun Sister Lucy Kurien, who has worked more than 20 years sheltering destitute women, men and children in her country. Pope Francis knows Sister Kurien personally as they had met before in the Vatican because of her work to provide love, care and shelter to battered, exploited women, […]

India’s new saint thanked in national celebration

Some 30,000 Indian Catholics, including three cardinals, joined a Mass and public function to give thanks for the life and work of newly canonized St Mariam Thresia at her tomb in a Kerala village on Nov. 16. The Kerala-born nun was canonized in the Vatican on Oct. 13 along with British Cardinal Henry Newman, Swiss […]

Peace Award for Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil

The Delhi-based International Human Rights Council has announced an “Ambassador for Peace” Award for retired Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil of Guwahati. The Award conferred on 9th December 2019 in New Delhi in the presence of invitees from all over the country and abroad. One of the earlier recipients of the Award is the Dalai Lama among […]

New Palayamkottai bishop appointed

Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Antonysamy Savarimuthu as the new bishop of Palayamkottai diocese in Tamil Nadu State. The bish-op designate is a priest of the same diocese. The appointment was announced at 12 noon on November 20 in Rome and 4:30 pm, its corresponding time in India.

Indian youth appointed to International Youth Advisory Body

Indian Catholic girl, Jesvita Princy Quadras, among others, is appointed to International Youth Advisory Body. On the Solemnity of Christ the King on November 24, the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life of the Roman Curia announced about the establishment of an International Youth Advisory Body made up of 20 young people from different […]

Hills College wins international award

A college in Darjeeling hills has won an international award for Faculty Orientation and Strategic Planning. Salesian College Principal Father George Thadathil and CEO of Leader-ship Inc Hong Kong Mark J. Pixley were awarded IAF Silver Medal Inter-national Award by its Asia Head Farah at the Umrao, New Delhi, on Novem-ber 15.