From The States

Fr. Curtois’ legacy in dialogue between Christians and Muslims in India

A great pioneer of Islamic-Christian dialogue who still inspires the path of the Church in India today. Thus in Delhi the figure of Fr. was remembered in recent days. Victor Curtois, a Belgian Jesuit who explored Islamic identity in depth in Calcutta in the mid-20th century. The occasion to celebrate him in recent days was […]

Bengaluru: Six female congregations together for young people at risk

Religious Sisters from different institutes have joined forces to offer a new opportunity to hundreds of youths in difficult situations in Bengaluru (Bangalore), in the Indian state of Karnataka, with particular focus on the future of girls and their rights. The Sisters Led Youth Initiatives (SLDY) programme began some months ago, which Sr Nirmalini, Superior […]

Indian Church schools face fresh threat over Christian symbols

The leader of a Hindu group in north-eastern Assam state plans legal action against Church-run schools in the state after they ignored a deadline to remove Christian symbols from school premises. Satya Ranjan Borah, who heads the Kutumba Surakshya Parishad (family safety council), told that his preparations are complete to file a case in the high court, the […]

Restore space denied to Christian Dalits, demands national conference

A national conference on synod has called for restoring the space denied to Dalit Christians in the Church and society. The February 16-17 conference on “Synodal Church: Voice of the Marginalized in India,” studied the Dalit Empowerment Policy of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, 2016, that mandates an end to caste practices and promotes […]

First Catholic priest awarded for promoting Tamil language

An octogenarian Catholic priest says an award he received from the Tamil Nadu government is the recognition of what Christians have contributed to the growth of Tamil language in the past five centuries. “I am glad the Christian contribution to Tamil language is being recognized. The larger society has not recognized pro-perly the contribution of […]

India’s Cardinal Ferrao elected head of Asian Catholic Church

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferro, archbishop of Goa-Daman, has been elected the president of the Federation of Asian Ca-tholic Bishops’ Conferences (FABC). He will succeed Salesian Cardinal Charles Muang Bo, the head of the Catholic Church in Myanmar, in January 2025, when he completes his three-year term as the head of the Asian Church. The election […]

Gunadala Sanctuary, the Lourdes of Andrha Pradesh turns 100

In the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh a large crowd took part this morning in the Eucharistic liturgy for the centenary of the Mary Matha shrine in Gunadala, in the diocese of Vijiawada. The liturgy – the heart of three days of celebrations – was presided by the Apostolic Nuncio in India. “The work begun by […]

Pope Francis appoints five new bishops, promotes one in India

The Catholic Church in India on February 17 witnessed another round of mass appointments of bishops. On the same day, Pope Francis accepted the resignations of one arch-bishop and five bishops. The appointments and resignations were announced at noon in Rome and its corresponding time in India. The latest appointments are for the dioceses of […]

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

Goans oppose tourism project near 16th century basilica