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Catholic church blessed at Protestant’s martyrdom site

Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar has blessed a church built at the site where a Protestant Christian was burnt alive during the 2008 anti-Christian violence. “The perpetrators of violence had planned to eliminate Christians from this region, but they have failed in front of our God’s mighty hand,” said the Divine Word prelate during homily […]

Horror and heartbreak in India’s Kashmir

An unsettling calm has returned along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir following the announcement of a truce on May 10 between India and Pakistan. The agreement, which called for an “immediate and full cessation of hostilities,” came after a week of heavy cross-border shelling that left at least 16 civilians dead […]

Vatican recognizes Eucharistic miracle in Kerala church

The Vatican has approved the appearance of Christ’s face on a Sacred Host during Mass in a Kerala church 12 years ago as a Eucharistic miracle. Abp Joseph Pamplany of Tellicherry on May 9 said the apo-stolic nuncio to India had relayed the Vatican recognition to the arch-diocese. The archbishop made the official confirmation at […]

CCBI Appoints Women Religi-ous as National Officials

In a significant step to promote the role of women in Church leader-ship, the Conference of Catholic Bi-shops of India (CCBI) has appointed two women religious to key national positions. Sr Hilda Diago Rodrigues, MMSB, aged 49, has been named the new Coordinator of the Health Apostolate and Sr Margarita Dias, SCB, aged 40, from […]

Prof. Sanjose A. Thomas has received First Will Durant Award

Prof. Sanjose A. Thomas has receiv-ed the First Will Durant Award Inter-national from the Indo-American Phi-losophical Society. He is the head of the Sociology De-partment at SH College, Thevara. The award is based on the excellence of social science studies conducted since 2020. It recognizes his research on how modern education and the general public […]

Indian bishop slams intimidation of Catholic school staff

A Catholic bishop has condemned the harassment of staff from a Church-run school, including a priest and two nuns, while they were on a picnic, by alleged Hindu activists in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. “The men stopped us on spotting the nuns and some of our staff wearing rosaries around their necks, […]

Christian tribals seek ‘separation’ in violence-hit Indian state

A Christian-majority tribal group in India’s Manipur state has reiterated its demand for a separate administrative area as it marked the second anniver-sary of the outbreak of ethnic violence between them and the Hindu-majority Meitei people. Kuki-Zo communities observed May 3 as “Separation Day,” marking the start of the unpre-cedented ethnic violence in 2023 that […]

Indian court denies lower caste legal benefits to Christians

An Indian court has de-nied Christians of Dalit origin legal protections meant for lower caste people, saying a person who converted to Chri-stianity cannot claim to be a member of a lower caste group. The Andhra Pradesh High Court, the highest court in the southern Indian state, issued the ruling in an appeal challenging criminal […]