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Nun alleges torture, harassment, congregation denies

A Catholic nun has come to public with allegations of torture and mental harassment from her congregation. Sister Elcina, nee K.V Sudha, a member the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy, an Italian congregation, made the revelation to media on June 7 in front of her provincial house in Mysore, a city in southern Indian […]

Jesuit who taught contextual theology for decades dies

The Indian Theo-logical Association and others have mourned the death of Jesuit Father Joseph Mattam, who had accompanied gene-rations of students in their theological research. The funeral was held May 30 at Vadodara’s Shrine of Our Mother of the Forsaken, Vadodara. Fr Mattam was a member of the Gujarat Jesuit province for 66 years and […]

Catholics in India rejoice over first Dalit cardinal

Catholics in India seem euphoric after Pope Francis named a Dalit from the country among the 21 new cardinals. Pope Francis will create 21 new cardinals in the next consistory on Aug. 27, including five archbishops and one bishop from Asia. Sixteen of the new cardinals are under the age of 80, who are eligible […]

Church joins relief efforts in flood-hit Indian state

Indian Catholics have joined relief and rescue efforts organized by NGOs and government agencies as the death toll from flooding in Assam has reached 24 in the north-eastern state. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, the situation re-mains critical as nearly 720,000 people in 22 districts are reeling under the deluge, with Nagaon, […]

Jesuit Father Ephrem Manikompe: Mentor of self-esteem

Jesuit Fr Ephrem Manikompe, a renowned school teacher, died May 22, leaving a deep grief in the hearts of hundreds. After a cardiac arrest on May 19, he had a brief hospitalization. He was 80. The member of the Kerala Jesuit province will always be remembered for his kindness and simplicity. He served as a […]

Christians resent surveillance of Church-run schools in Indian state

Christian leaders in the central Indian Madhya Pradesh have objected to the state government’s move to put Church-run schools under the microscope. State home minister Narottam Mishra announced on May 16 that police will monitor Church-run schools to curb religious conversions. A day earlier, police arrest-ed six people, including two pastors, after Bajrang Dal, a […]

Film on Blessed Rani Maria released on TV

A feature film on Blessed Rani Maria Vattalil was premiered May 27 on Atmadarshan TV, a popular religious channel of the diocese of Indore, central India. Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal of Indore, who addressed the function in Indore, recalled Blessed Rani Maria’s struggle to organize poor tribals against the exploitation of moneylenders. She was among the […]

Indian awarded for training maximum addiction professionals

Thomas Scaria, a renowned expert in addiction management, training and consultancy, has become the first Indian to receive “International Awa-rd for Excellence in Training Provision.” Scaria, who heads the Mangaluru-based Ecolink Institu-te of Well-being, received the award May 14 at a function in Abu Dhabi. The award is instituted by the International Society for Substance […]

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