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An Indian nun who turned filmmaker and won accolades

An Indian Catholic nun has won accolades with an award-winning short film and photographic documentation of tribal life in one of the last few surviving forests in the financial capital of the country. For Sister Josefina Albuquerque, from the congregation of Religious of Jesus and Mary in Mumbai, it’s a dream come true after a […]

Fresh case against former Protestant bishop in India

Police in a central Indian state have registered a fresh case of cheating and forgery against a Protestant bishop, who was dismissed from service last year following his arrest on charges of corruption and money laundering. The Economic Offences Wing of the Madhya Pradesh state police registered on Sept. 3 a fresh case against P. […]

7 Indian Christians get bail in ‘conversion’ case

The top court in a central Indian state has granted bail to seven Christians, including two pastors and a pregnant woman after they spent close to two months in jail for the alleged violation of the stringent anti-conversion law. The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Sept. 4 granted bail to Pastors […]

New talks open to end Syro-Malabar liturgy impasse

Representatives of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church’s Synod of Bishops met with clergy opposed to the introduction of a new liturgy, in a renewed effort to settle a dispute that eluded resolution for decades. Vicars forane and members of the presbyteral council of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese meet with representatives of the Syro-Malabar Church’s Synod of Bishops in […]

Don’t weaponize Eucharist, Catholics urge papal delegate

Catholics in India are urging the papal delegate to not weaponize Eucharist to enforce obedience among the dissident priests of the Ernakulam-Angamaly arch-diocese in Kerala. As Jesuit Archbishop Cyril Vasil’s threat of excommunication looms large on those dissident priests, Catholics in other parts of the country want the delegate to practice synodality promoted by Pope […]

HC Orders ‘Organiser’ to Take Down Article Accusing Christian Principal of Exploiting Nuns, Students

The Delhi high court has ordered Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) weekly Organiser to take down an article alleging that the principal of a Delhi-based Christian minority school was exploiting nuns and Hindu wo-men and was involved in sexual activities with students, staff members and chefs, Bar and Bench reported. The article titled ‘Indian Catholic Church Sex Scandal: […]

On Indian Independence Day, bishops reiterate Christians’ patriotism

As India celebrated its 77th Independence Day marking freedom from colonial British rule on Aug. 15, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) asserted the patriotism of Christians and called for “resolving internal challenges with empathy, understanding, and unity.” “India’s journey to freedom was not solely forged on the battlefield but also through unwavering determination, […]

UN urged to stop anti-Christian violence in India, Pakistan

A Catholic bishops’ body has appealed the United Nations (UN) to intervene and stop the targeted attacks against Christians in India and neighbouring Pakistan. “Christians are increasingly becoming the target of riots and mob attacks in India and Pakistan,” said an Aug. 19 statement from the Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) based in the southern […]

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