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Controversial Church land sale: Report submitted to Rome

Bp Jacob Manathodath, apostolic administrator of Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese, on April 5 submitted to Rome the enquiry report on the controversial land sale. The administrator handed over the report to Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, the prefect of the Pontifical Congregation for Oriental Churches, in the Vatican, says a press release from Father Paul Karendan, the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese’s […]

Stephens’ teachers want meet on new admission policy

The staff at St Stephen’s College, Delhi has requested the principal to hold a staff meeting to discuss the changes in the admission policy passed by the Governing Body (GB). On March 14, the governing body decided to hold an aptitude test for undergraduate courses from this year and increase the merit differential percentage from […]

Arunachal Catholic body withdraws appeal to vote for Congress

The Arunachal Pradesh Catholic Association has withdrawn its prayer petition appealing to the Catholics to pray and vote for Congress candidate from Arunachal West constituency and former chief minister Nabam Tuki. The prayer petition came after the appeal went viral in social media and caught the Election Commission’s attention, which asked the association to withdraw […]

Pope Benedict Breaks 6 Years Silence To Comment On Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has broken six years of relative silence with the release of an outspoken letter on the clergy sex abuse scandal. Benedict’s analysis differs significantly from that of his successor, Pope Francis, and thus leaves the world’s Catholics with contrasting papal perspectives on the greatest crisis facing Roman Catholicism today. In his […]

750,000 abortions performed in Russia annually, only one-fifth for medical reasons

Moscow on April 3, Interfax-Only 20% of all abortions in Russia are performed due to health problems, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said. “I have to say that over 750,000 terminations of pregnancy are registered annually, and only a fifth of them is performed for medical reasons,” Golikova said at a parliamentary hour meeting […]

Indian Christians look to Supreme Court for religious freedom

Christian leaders and activists in India are pinning hopes on the Supreme Court to set aside guidelines made by a state court on individuals changing religion. India’s top court on April 5 postponed hearing a petition of Christian leaders that challenged the guidelines of Rajasthan high court, saying the directions violate religious freedom guaranteed in […]

Tribal Christians hold election key in Indian state

Tribal leaders in India’s Jharkhand State say their people have emerged from political oblivion to become a decisive force in the upcoming parliamentary election. They plan to use their votes to respond to government policies that hurt them, said Catholic leader Prabhakar Tirkey. Tribal people, who follow both Christianity and the indigenous Sarna faith, can […]

Polling goes ahead on Maundy Thursday

Voters in 13 Indian states will go to polling stations on Maundy Thursday in parliamentary elections after the High Court in Tamil Nadu state dismissed a petition from church officials to reschedule the date. The federal Election Commission has scheduled polling in 97 constituencies of 13 states on April 18 when Christians observe Maundy Thursday […]