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Prime minister, political, religious leaders mourn Abp Jala’s death

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led political and religious leaders to mourn the death of Archbishop Dominic Jala of Shillong in a car accident in California. The Salesian arch-bishop “will be remembered for his impeccable service to society and passion towards Meghalaya’s progress. May his soul rest in peace,” tweeted the prime minister on October 12, […]

Minister Muraleedharan leads Indian delegation to Mariam Thresia canonization

Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan led the Indian delegation at the ceremony in which Pope Francis will declare Mariam Thresia a saint in Vatican City on Oct. 13. Muraleedharan visited the Vatican City on October 12-13 for the canonisation of Sister Mariam Thresia, the Ministry of External Affairs said. Sister Mariam Thresia, […]

Dalit, tribal girls honoured for academic excellence

Ten tribal and dalit girls from various parts of India were honoured for their academic excellence at a recent function in the national capital. The awards have been hailed as a novel and unique move by the Catholic Church in India to reach out and encourage the less fortunate girl children, Sister Talisha Nadukudiyil, national […]

India’s Christian philosophers to discuss science’s perils, possibilities

The 44th annual research seminar of the Association of Christian Philosophers of India (ACPI) will take place at the St Joseph Vaz Spiritual Renewal Centre, Old Goa. The October 23 to 25 addresses the theme: “Philosophizing Science: Promises, Perils and Possibilities.” The seminar will be co-hosted by the Indian Institute of Science and Religion (IISR), […]

Jesuits in India promote pope’s ecological agenda

There are still areas in which the Jesuits can work to protect the environment in India, according to a member of the order. On February 19, Father Arturo Sosa, the superior general of the Society of Jesus, urged his men to give a pastoral priority to ecological issues, as a direct response to Pope Francis’s […]

Major Archiepiscopal Assembly begins

Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Church Cardinal Mar Cleemis has highlighted the relevance of family values for the betterment of society. Delivering the inaugural address at the second Major Archi-episcopal Assembly of the church here on Oct. 8, he said, family values and religious belief were increasingly coming under attack. If the family lost belief […]

Former Chikmagalur bishop dies

Former Bp John Baptist Sequeira of Chikmagalur died on October 9 due to old age ailments. The end came at the Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor, Hosur Road, Bengaluru. He was 89. The funeral Service was held at 3 pm on October 11 at the Home for the Aged (Little Sisters of […]

Belagavi: Church-cum-mutt a rare example of religious harmony

On Sunday mornings, when they are not working in the fields that surround Deshnur, around 200 of the village’s 12,000 people go to Snanika Arulappanavara Virakta Mutt, a shrine where they attend mass that a Catholic priest holds in Kannada. Yet, not a single inhabitant of the village is Christian. Within the imposing building of […]

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Youth taught to use social media to become Good Samaritans

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