From The States

Laity participation strengthens Church: Cardinal Alencherry

Cardinal George Alencherry, the head of the Syro-Malabar Church, has said that the Church would become stronger through participation by laity. Addressing the valedictory of a joint meeting of the pastoral council secretaries of the church and the bishops on August 26, Cardinal Alencherry said the crisis faced by the Church can be solved through […]

Bhopal archdiocese celebrated Rakshabandhan

Archdiocese of Bhopal celebrated the feast of Raksha-bandhan along millions of Indian women who tied Rakhi or a sacred thread on the wrist of their brothers as a mark of love and respect. On the eve of the festival on Aug. 14 several girls tied the thread on the wrist of Archbishop Leo Cornelio of […]

Teresa statue unveiled in market to promote interreligious harmony

A secular group in West Bengal State’s South 24 Parganas district has put up a statue of Mother Teresa at the heart of a village market to uphold secularism. An inter-religious gathering on August 27 watched as the statue of the world renowned Catholic nun was unveiled at Nepalgunge hatt, a well-known village market in […]

Indian theologians say women deacons could create progress, setbacks

With dwindling vocations to the priesthood, especially in the West, the cry for women deacons is getting stronger, even while some fear a mixed-gender diaconate might serve to reinforce clericalism in the church. Pope Francis is not altogether opposed to the idea. He has stated that he cannot ordain women as deacons without a theological […]

Jesuit social activist wins “Nation Builders Award 2019”

Jesuit social activist Father Irudaya Jothi has been nominated for this year’s “Nation Builders Award 2019.” “I am indeed happy to convey to you, that Rotary International (RI) Dist 3291 has decided to confer the prestigious ‘Nation Builders Award 2019’ on you at Rotary Sadan, in an event organized by Open Arms Educational & Charitable […]

Opposition to Kerala against VIP status to British Archbishop

A group of senior people attached to the Church of South India (CSI), including Valson Thampu, former principal of Delhi’s prestigious St Stephen’s College, have petitioned Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan against giving state guest status to Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, when he arrives here later this month. Thampu feels that through this visit by […]

Denied Indian citizenship: Nun set to return to Spain

Daughter of Charity Sister Enedina, a 98 year old Spanish national, is set to return to her home country after 48 years of service in Odisha as her application seeking Indian citizenship was declined. She graduated in MBBS from a medical college, Madrid, Spain’s capital, in 1959 and worked a few months in a nursing […]

Kerala: Church slams PM Modi’s family planning remark

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement during his Independence Day speech that “family planning is a form of patriotism” seems to have irked Kerala’s Catholic Church. Pro-Life Committee under the Kerala Catholic Bishop’s Council has issued a communique expressing their opposition to PM Modi’s statement. “Not only do they (small households) contribute to the welfare of […]

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Pope: Red Cross’ humanitarian work shows that fraternity is possible

New Vatican document lists ‘grave violations’ of human dignity