Pope Francis on July 8 appointed Father Ferdinand Dkhar, as the bishop of Jowai in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya.
The 59-year-old bishop elect is currently the administrator of the diocese of Jowai.
Bishop elect Dkhar was born February 26, 1962, in Longkaluh, a parish under the diocese.

Justice Bhuyan Calls for Protection of Dissent and Personal Liberty
Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has expressed concern over the growing trend of treating peaceful dissent and ordinary actions as criminal offences. Speaking at a


