From The States

Archbishop Thumma Bala Passes Away

Most Rev Thumma Bala, (80), Archbishop Emeritus of Hyderabad, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at Karuna Puram, in Warangal, due to old age ailments. He made a visit to his own sister at Karuna Puram and breathed last. He was the Archbishop of Hyderabad (2011–2020) and Bishop of Warangal (1987–2011). He was born […]

Odisha Church hosts seminar on nation-building through synodal church

A seminar on hope-filled nation-building from a synodal church perspective was held in Bhubaneswar capital of the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The May 18 event was organized by the Odisha Region Catholic Religious of India (CRI) in collabo-ration with church leaders and human rights activists. As many as 85 religious clergy, church leaders, advocates, […]

Pope To Syro-malabar Faithful: Unity Is A Duty

Pope Francis met on May 13 with Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil, the head of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. The Pope’s address to Archbishop Thattil ranged over a number of topics, from the ancient history of the Church in Kerala to the liturgical dispute which has been raging there for a number of years. Pope Francis began his […]

The Goa Bench Of The Bombay High Court Grants Relief For Protestant Pastor, Wife

The top court in a western Indian state has revoked an official order that prohibited a Protestant pastor and his wife from living in their village home following allegations of religious conversion. The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on May 8 set aside the district collector’s order, which banished Pastor Dominic D’Souza and […]

Hailstorm Wreaks Havoc In India’s Manipur

One person was killed and over 15,000 houses, including churches, were destroyed after a hailstorm struck strife-torn Manipur state in northeast India on May 5. Initial reports reveal a man had died and 15,425 houses were destroyed, said state Chief Minister N Biren Singh. The state government has sanctioned a financial package to arrange relief […]

Fr Wilfred Gregory Moras New Coadjutor Bp Of Jhansi

The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Fr Wilfred Gregory Moras (55), of the clergy of Lucknow, as the Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Currently he is the ector of the St. Joseph’s Regional Seminary, in the diocese of Allahabad. Fr Wilfred Gregory Moras was born on 13 February 1969 in […]

Christians Decline India’s Ruling Party’s Offer To Clean Church Premises

The pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party, which runs the government in the Christian-majority Nagaland state, has offered to clean church premises to mark the death anniversary of a Hindu leader, but Chri-stians have declined the offer. The BJP offered to clean church compounds on May 11 as a build-up to mark the 70th death anniversary of […]

Believers Eastern Church head dies in US, following accident

Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan (formerly known as K P Yohannan), head of the Bishop of Believers Eastern Church, died on May 8 at Dallas in the US. He was 74. The Church leader was hospitalized after he sustained serious wounds in a car accident. A press statement from the Church headquarters said the death occurred […]

Eviction-facing Indian Catholics to fight Muslim charity’s claims

Goans oppose tourism project near 16th century basilica