From The States

Vatican delegate’s mission questioned in Indian Church

The appointment of a Vatican re-presentative, who arrived to help find a solution to the lingering liturgical dispute in India’s eastern rite Syro-Malabar Church, has turned contro-versial after a section of Catholics maintained that his papal delegation itself is suspect. Jesuit Archbishop Cyril Vasil of Slovakia arrived at the Church’s base in southern Kerala state […]

Goa Church distances from layman’s “unite or perish” call

The Catholic Church in Goa has distanced itself from a layman’s call to fellow Goans to unite or be doomed. The call appeared in an article published in the August 1-15 edition of the “Renewal,” the bimonthly pastoral bulletin of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman. The writer, F E Noronha, in his one-page article, […]

Iran targets minorities one year after Mahsa Amini’s death, 69 Christians arrested

Iran arrested scores of Christians, mostly converts from Islam but also some Assyrian-Chaldeans baptised as children, over a seven-week period in June and July in 11 different cities of the country, this according to Article18, a human rights organisation that advocates on behalf of Iranian Christians and religious freedom. In an early report, the NGO […]

Indian Christians organize prayer meet for Manipur before UN

The Indian Christian community in the Tri-state area organized a vigil in front of the United Nations to pray for peace and justice in Manipur where ethnic clashes have raged since May 3. The participants of the August 5 program prayed for good sense to come to the perpetrators of the violence and for the […]

Catholic activist Bobo Yip among 10 arrested over Fund linked to Card Zen

In Hong Kong, the authorities have ordered another crackdown against pro-democracy activists and civil liberties advocates under the infamous national security law, Beijing imposed in 2020. As part of this, police yesterday arrested 10 people for allegedly violating the draconian law in connection with a humanitarian relief fund. Card Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, Hong Kong’s bishop […]

Indian Christians observe annual ‘Black Day’ protest

Indian Christians observed what has become an annual “Black Day” protest on Aug. 10 as a vital panel readies to submit a report on granting reservation status under India’s affirmative action policy to Christian and Muslim Dalits. Protest marches, rallies, and debates were held across the country as different Christian denominations sought scheduled caste status […]

High court orders fresh probe into bishop’s death

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered a fresh probe into the death of a Catholic bishop in the central Indian state. Bishop Thomas Thennatt of Gwalior died in a road accident on December14, 2018 and his family members suspected foul play in the death as the prelate’s body was buried without performing the mandatory […]

Jharkhand Churches organize human chain, prayers for Manipur

Members of various Churches joined the Conference of Religious India to organize a human chain and prayer service on July 23 for peace and harmony in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur. Jesuit Archbishop Felix Toppo of Ranchi led more than 10,000 people who stood on the road from 10 and to 12 noon, holding […]

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

Goans oppose tourism project near 16th century basilica