From The States

India’s ‘Singing Bishop’ dies

Retired Bishop Valerian D’Souza of Poona, who was known as the singing prelate of India, died on Feb 25. He was 86. The funeral was held at 11:30 am on February 27 at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Pune. Bishop D’Souza was born in Pune on October 3, 1933. He completed his Bachelor of Science course in […]

Indian Franciscans respond to the current challenges with their historical roots

The Indian Franciscan Major Superiors, 97 of them from all over India gathered together in the Orlong Hada hill area in Meghalaya in North Eastern India to spend four days (from Feb 17 to 20) of deep personal and collective reflection on their lives and their various apostolates to society, especially to the least and […]

Dialogue only way forward for social harmony: Cardinal Gracias

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, says consistent dialogue with all sections of people is important and necessary to maintain unity and harmony in society. “Dialogue is the tapestry of different cultures, languages and ethnic diversity and the Church has always stood for service of society,” the cardinal, who is […]

Church leaders wary of Kerala’s burial rights bill

Catholic Church leaders in Kerala have expressed apprehension about the state’s communistled government proposing a new law on the burial rights of Christians. The proposed law has several aspects that need clarification to ensure that it does not end up obscuring the rights and freedom Christians currently enjoy, Cardinal George Alencherry, major archbishop of the […]

Proclaim good news through joyful service: Nuncio

Apostolic Nuncio to India Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro on February 13 urged Catholic bishops in the country to lead their people in proclaiming the good news through joyful services. Nearly 200 bishops representing 174 dioceses in India are currently attending their biennial plenary assembly at Bengaluru’s St John’s Academy of Medical Sciences. Speaking at the opening […]

Inner joy God’s gift, Justice Joseph tells Naga Catholics

Catholics are called to spread inner joy like light in the world and it can come only from God, says Justice Kurian Joseph, former Supreme Court judge. “Wealth, power, or positi-ons cannot remove darkness; only God’s light can remove darkness,” Justice Kurian told opening session of the 36th annual convention of the Catholic Association of […]

Christians, Muslims thank Odisha CM for special funds

A delegation of Christian and Muslim leaders in Odisha on February 13 met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to thank him for sanctioning funds to improve pilgrimage centres in the eastern Indian State. A day earlier, Patnaik sanctioned 160 million rupees to minority religious institutions which will be disbursed by the state’s Special Problem Fund during […]

Loreto nuns raise ‘One Billion’ voices against citizenship law

It’s not enough to talk about violence against women only. Voices have to be raised against atrocities on minorities and the marginalized as well, and anyone who is feeling insecure in the current circumstances, when even something as basic as citizenship is coming up for questioning. This was the rhetoric at the three-hour One Billion […]

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