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Indian inter-faith leaders slam attacks on tribal Christians

Some 300 people from different faith groups have joined for a prayer meeting on the side of a street in New Delhi to express solidarity with tribal Christians who were forced to flee their homes due to the violence in central India’s Chhattisgarh state. Leaders from Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and Bahá¼í faiths prayed with […]

Efforts on to resolve Indian Church’s liturgical dispute

The Eastern rite Syro-Malabar Church in southern India has initiated a dialogue process to resolve a decades-old liturgical dispute that has led to division and conflict between its hierarchy and the priests and laity. A five-member delegation of bishops led by Archbishop Joseph Pamplany of Tellicherry held pro-longed closed-door discussions with representatives of the priests and […]

Vatican Suspends Bishop With Five Mistresses

The Vatican has suspended an Indian bishop accused of cohabiting with five mistresses and fathering at least two children. Bishop Kannikadass A. William of Mysore, who has also been investigated for kidnapping, embezzlement, sodomy, and the murder of four of his priests, has been asked by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization to take “a period […]

Another Salesian College in Bengal made autonomous

West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu has handed over the letter of Approval of Autonomy for Salesian College in Sonada. The event took place December 21 during the meeting of principals of 64 colleges affiliated to North Bengal University with the education minister. College principal Father George Thadathil received the letter in the presence of […]

Indian archdiocese’s centenary eclipsed by liturgy divide

The Eastern rite Syro-Malabar Church remains a divided house as the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly launched year-long celebrations to mark its centenary. Around 200 priests from the archdiocese concelebrated Mass led by Father Antony Narikulam, rector of the St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica, on Dec. 21. No bishops attended it. Father Kuriakose Mundadan, secretary of the council of […]

Apostolic Carmel Sisters celebrate Christmas with Transgenders in Bengaluru

The Apostolic Carmel Sisters organized a unique Christmas celebration with transgender community in Bengaluru, giving a message of gender equality and inter-religious amity. The celebration held a week ago at the Apostolic Carmel Generalate in Jayanagar in collaboration with the Teachers Training Institute at the same campus attracted 57 transgenders, several teachers and general public. […]

Giving up not an option for missionary: Arunachal bishop

Giving up is not an option for a missionary said Bishop George Pallipparambil of Miao diocese in Arunachal Pradesh celebrating hisRuby Jubilee of Priestly Ordination here on 19 December 2022. As a missionary, making others live gives meaning to one’s life, said the missionary Bishop who became a priest on 1982 and since then has […]

Christians rendered homeless after unprecedented attacks in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, Dec 22, 2022: Hundreds of indigenous people who follow the Christian faith have been driven out of their homes in the Maoist-infested Bastar region of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. “At least 300 families who lived in Narayanpur and Kondegaon districts were ousted from their homes in the past two months,” says Pastor […]

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