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Rights group condemns repeated raids on Jesuit activist

A human rights group in Jharkhand, eastern India, has condemned what it called repeated raids on Jesuit social activist Father Stan Swamy. “The raids and arrests are part of the government’s growing attempts to stifle dissent and intimidate those who are fighting for justice,” the Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha (Grand council of people’s rights in Jharkhand) […]

Archbishop Machado mourns Karnad’s death

Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore on June 11 expressed deep sorrow over the passing away of Girish Karnad, a legendary playwright, actor and social activist. “We have lost a legend in field of literature and arts. Truly our cultural world is poorer today,” Archbishop said in his condolence message. The archdiocese later stated that the […]

Pope Francis was right to approve the new translation of the Lord’s Prayer

Does God lead people into temptation? Not anymore, at least if you’re a Catholic in France, Spain, or – as of – Italy, where the Bishops’ Conference has approved (with Pope Francis’ blessing) a translation of the Our Father that wrestles the blame for sin away from God, and into the world. The subtle change […]

Bishop’s body exhumed on court order

The body of Bishop Thomas Thennatt of Gwalior was on June 10 exhumed following a complaint from a Catholic woman who suspected foul play in his accidental death seven months ago. “The police team took the body for medical examination and brought it back to the graveyard where it will be buried again,” Father Maria […]

Myanmar Bishops demand shut down of Myitsone dam

In a rare move the Catholic bishops of India’s neighbour Myanmar have jointly demanded the complete shutdown of the China-backed Myitsone Dam on Irrawaddy river. Charles Cardinal Maung Bo of Yangon and 18 bishops from 16 dioceses of Myanmar signed the statement after a biannual meeting held in Yangon. In a statement released on 8 […]

Indian nun receives honorary doctorate for her work with UN

Spalding University, USA, has conferred an honorary doctorate on Indian nun, Sister Teresa Kotturan of Nazareth,  at the United Nations  for the Sisters of Charity Federation, on June 3. Sister Teresa, a member of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Kentucky, serves as the main representative for the Sisters of Charity Federation NGO at the […]

Agra archdiocesan priest appointed Gwalior bishop

Pope Francis on May 31 appointed Father Joseph Thykkattil of the Arch-diocese of Agra as the bishop of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. Father Thykattil is currently the parish priest of St Peter’s Church in Rajasthan State’s Bharatpur. This was announced at noon in Rome, corresponding to 3:30 pm in India, according to a press release […]

Modi visits blast-hit church during Lanka trip

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans visited St Anthony’s Church, venue of the first bomb blast site in Colombo, during his official visit to the island nation on June 9. The Indian premier’s Sri Lanka visit was announced by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on May 31, a day after he attended Modi’s swearing-in ceremony […]