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Catholic nun, Hindu teacher honoured for promoting value education

The Universal Solidarity Movement (USM) of Indore honoured Sister Baskalin of Maharashtra as the best principal and Avaya Tripati of West Bengal as the best teacher on Sept. 4. The USM instituted the two awards in 2007 for fostering the memory of Sister Louise Josephine who had promoted value education for peace as an ambassador […]

Police investigate Chikmagalur bishop in land case

Police have begun investigating a Catholic bishop accused of conspiring to sell off prime church property, causing financial loss to his diocese in southern India. A lower court in Karnataka State asked police to investigate a charge of criminal breach of trust against Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa of Chikmagalur and his former vicar general, Father […]

Special coin issued to mark Agnelo’s birth anniversary

The Pilar Monastery Church in Goa has released a gold plated coin to mark the 150 the birth anniversary of Venerable Agnelo D’Souza. Retired Bishop Alex Dias of Port Blair, a member of the Pilar society, released the memento on September 11 in the presence of devotees of the saintly priest “The celebrations to mark […]

Pope Francis to visit Thailand and Japan in November

The Vatican confirmed on September 13 that Pope Francis will travel to Thailand and Japan in November with stops scheduled in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Pope Francis will visit Thailand on Nov. 20-23 in commemoration of the 350th anniversary of the Vatican Mission to Siam in 1669. The Pope will then travel on Nov. 23-26 […]

New St Francis Xavier’s Catholic Church blessed in Oman

More than one thousand people attended the civil inauguration ceremony of the new St Francis Xavier Church, Salalah, which is located around ten minutes from the City Centre, Oman, on Sept 7. Most of the parishioners comprise of Indian and Filipinos migrant Catholics. The new church, which took around 18 months to complete, has a […]

Cardinal Bo leads interreligious group to Indonesia

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla on September 9 welcomed some inter-religious figures from Myanmar at his office in Jakarta, and held a discussion on tolerance, harmony, and situation of interfaith people in both countries. The event was held through cooperation between the government and the Indonesia Inter-Religious Council (IRC) initiated by Din Syamsuddin, a national […]

St Thomas’ neglected legend in Pakistan

For the past two decades, Abdul Rehman has been telling stories of St Thomas the Apostle’s visit to the Sirkaparchaeological site in Punjab province. “Christian pilgrims, pastors, priests, foreign tourists and students of history are among the top visitors,” said the 47-year-old tour guide. “These also include many Muslims who claim to have had their […]

Timor-Leste’s first archbishop aims to unite faithful

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Virgilio do Carmo da Silva of Dili as Timor-Leste’s first archbishop, 17 years after the country gained independence. The announcement was made on Sept. 11 by Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino, apostolic nuncio to Malaysia and Timor-Leste, during a Mass to commemorate the visit by Pope St John Paul II to […]