The Catholic Church in India has mourned the death of Msgr Hilary Rodrigues, a pioneer of Interreligious dialogue in India and close friend of Saint Teresa of Kolkata. He was 93. The monsignor died on Feb. 20 from old age ailments at the Clergy Home, Bandra, Mumbai suburb, where he resting after a surgery a year ago.

National Federation of Churches in India Launched to Strengthen Christian Unity
The National Federation of Churches in India (NFCI) was officially launched during the Fourth National Ecumenical Bishops’ Fellowship Meeting held at St. John’s National Academy


