From The States

Sister Thresia of India to be declared as saint soon

Pope Francis has called an Ordinary Public Consistory of Cardinals in Rome to decide on the canonization of five Blesseds, including Sister Mariam Thresia of India and Cardinal John Henry Newman of England. The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff released a note on June 27 saying the Pope will preside over […]

Marialaya offers slum girls home, future

When Glory Karthik was 8, a social worker suggested that her parents, who had no money to feed or educate her, send her from the slums to a home for girls managed by Catholic nuns in Chennai, a southern Indian city. “I felt happy seeing the sisters and girls and expressed my desire to stay […]

After Ireland, Canada bans Indian preacher priest

A Catholic diocese in Canada has cancelled a retreat to be given there in July by Indian priest Fr Dominic Valanmanal who has been preaching that an increased incidence of autism and hyperactivity in children is due to their parents’ lifestyle. Earlier Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin said an invitation to the priest to […]

Nun dies, bishop injured in road accident

A Catholic nun died and five others, including a bishop, were injured in a road accident on June 27 evening in the central Indian State of Chhattisgarh. Sister Jaise, a member of the Deena Bandhu Samaj, an indigenous congregation, died on the way to the hospital, Carmelite of Mary Immaculate Thomas Kollikolavil told Matters India.

Deacon dies while serving on Corpus Christi Day

A 27 year-old deacon who was to be ordained a priest in 6 months time has passed away on Jun 20, the feast day of Corpus Christi. Jerin Joyson Chittilapilly who belongs to the Eparchy of Kalyan in Maharashtra had just celebrated his 27th birthday a day before on June 19. Deacon Jerin was born […]

Suspicions over India’s minority grants

Some Christian and Muslim leaders in India are sceptical about the government’s motives in announcing provision of 10 million annual religious minority community educational scholarships for the next five years. On June 12, the federal government, led by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), announced a grant to fund the assistance Minister for Minority Affairs […]

Court favours Christian view on Delhi college’s admission process

Officials of the Protestant Church of North India have welcomed a New Delhi High Court decision that accepted their right to oversee the admission of Christian students in a college started by protestant missionaries. The court refused to stay the interview process for admission of students in the 138-year-old St Stephan’s College, a premier Christian […]

Delhi High Court refuses to stay interview process for admission of Christian Students in St Stephen’s

The Delhi High Court on June 13 refused to stay the interview process for admission of Christian students in Delhi University’s St Stephen’s college. The court said it did not consider it appropriate to stay the interview process. “I am not inclined to grant the stay…. I do not consider it appropriate to stay the […]

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