From The States

World Day of Migrants celebrated in New Delhi

The Church in India has celebrated the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees in the national capital with more than 300 Burmese Catholic refugees and People who have fled the ethnic violence in Manipur. The World Day of Migrants and Refugees is celebrated on the last Sunday of September. This year it fell on […]

Pope, Indian Church leaders mourn Cardinal Toppo’s death

Pope Francis joined those mourning the death of Cardinal Emeritus, Telesphore Placidus Toppo, who brought global recognition for India’s tribal Church. On October 5, the Pope sent a telegram of condolences to Archbishop Felix Toppo of Ranchi, saying he has learned with sadness of the death of Cardinal Toppo’s passing away. In his message, the […]

German congregation’s 50 years presence in India celebrated

The Medical Sisters of St Francis of Assisi celebrated their 50 years of presence in India on October 7 at their first Indian house at Pithora in Raipur archdiocese of Chhattisgarh. Thanking for their presence and services, Archbishop Victor Henry Thakur of Raipur, the main celebrant of their Golden Jubilee celebrations, remarked, “Pithora is your […]

Manipur gets new archbishop

Pope Francis on October 6 appointed Father Linus Neli as Archbishop of Imphal that covers the entire northeastern Indian state of Manipur. The 66-year-old archbishop-elect is currently the judicial vicar of the archdiocese.

Lockdown in Nepalese city to prevent Hindu-Muslim clashes

Authorities in Nepal have imposed a lockdown and heightened security in a south-western city bordering India amid escalating tensions between local Hindu and Muslim communities. An indefinite curfew was declared on Oct. 3 in Nepalgunj, a sub-metropolis in Banke district, about 400 kilometres from the national capital Kathmandu, officials said. People were urged not to […]

Apathy worsens suffering of Pakistan’s climate-vulnerable poor

As Pakistan grapples with the increasingly dire consequences of climate change, the suffering of the nation’s millions of poor people worsens due to glaring negligence from the state. August was the second driest month in 63 years due to a staggering 66 % drop in average rainfall, the Pakistan Meteorological Department announced recently. Between June […]

Hope Society launches movement to help homeless through volunteerism

The Hope Society, a Bengaluru based organization, has launched an initiative to build homes for the homeless each month with people’s participation. The new movement on housing called ‘Project Shelter’ was initiated by Claretian Father George Kannanthanam on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. “Humanity is best made visible and practical when we […]

Indian Christians condemn attack on prayer hall

Christian leaders in poll-bound India have condemned the desecration of a prayer hall on the outskirts of India’s financial hub Mumbai. They have urged police to nab the perpetrators for ransacking and defacing a Protestant assembly hall in Thane, around 45 kilometres away from Mumbai in western Maharashtra state. The Maharashtra police on Oct. 6 […]

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

Goans oppose tourism project near 16th century basilica