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Telugu Churches hail new Telangana government

The apex body of Christian denominations in the Telugu speaking states has congratulated the new government of Telangana state. The Federation of Telugu Churches (FTC) and its state wing, the Telangana State Fe-deration of Churches (TSFC) also expressed happiness over the A. Revanth Redd government. “The Christian Community in Telangana state has been ma-king efforts […]

Pope’s letter to Syro-Malabar Church stresses unity, obedience, humility

Liturgy is the source and summit of Christian life. It is a nursery of Christian life wherein one learns the basic principles and understands the importance of celebrating one’s life. It is in the liturgy that one can experience the Love of Christ and rediscover oneself. Sadly, the focus of the current strife among the […]

Vatican ultimatum fails to end India’s liturgy dispute

Dissident Catholic leaders in an Indian archdiocese have ex-pressed reluctance to follow the official liturgy of their Syro-Malabar Church despite a direction from Pope Francis to do so, forcing Church officials to say those who challenge the pope have no place in the Catholic Church. “We want our newly appointed apostolic administrator to apprise Pope Francis […]

Winner of inaugural Sisters Anti-Trafficking Awards

Sister Seli Thomas, a member of the Sisters of Mary Immaculate from India, was among three nuns who received the inaugural Sisters Anti-Trafficking Awards (SATA) on October 31. Also honored were Sr.Patricia Ebegbulem from Nigeria and Sr.Francoise Jiranonda from Thailand. The three have been rescuing women from networks that profit from sexual and labor trafficking. […]

Spread love without fear, Mar Thoma Church head asks Christians

Christians should serve others without fear or expectations in a multireligious society, says Theo-dosius Mar Thoma Metropolitan, the supreme head of the Kerala-based Mar Thoma Church. “Whatever place you are, try to do something for the betterment of people around you,” the prelate said while addressing the vale-dictory function of Jaipur’s Mar Thoma parish’s golden […]

Indian crusader priest remains defiant despite all odds

An Indian Catholic priest who quit his pastoral ministry “to clean up” the Eastern-rite Syro-Malabar Church remains defiant despite his diocese imposing a set of new restrictions on him, four months after he was suspended from priestly ministry. Father Thomas (Ajimon) Puthiyaparambil has a new set of restrictions imposed on him by Bishop Remigiose Inchanananiyil […]

Women discriminated in organ donation, victims of ‘pressure or coercion’

In India, women are also discriminated in terms of organ donation, this according to a report published by The Times of India, based on data collected on transplants between 1995 and 2021. In particular, of the 36,640 interventions carried out in the country, about 29,000 involved men and only 6,945 women. Overall, four men get […]

Dalit Christians in Purathakudi still discriminated in processions

A group of Dalit Christians in the Purathakudi-Magizhambadi panchayat, Trichy district (Tamil Nadu), have complained about caste discrimination by non-Dalit co-religionists at the St.Francis Xavier parish church, this despite a 2015 high court order allowing them to participate in church activities, inclu-ding the annual festival. The local parish comes under the Diocese of Kumbakonam and […]

Salesians elect Maltese priest Fabio Attard as Don Bosco’s 11th successor

Pope Francis does not accept Cardinal Koch’s resignation: could continue at least until anniversary of Council of Nicea