By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Dec 13, 2023: Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, announced on October 25 in his official letter that “after careful consideration and prayerful discernment, the Congregation for the Cause of Saints has granted the Nihil Obstat, which signifies that thereContinue Reading

By Anto Akkara Kandhamal, an obscure jungle district in Odisha –one of the least developed among 766 districts in India– is now known all over the world. The credit goes to the poor but valiant Christians who embraced martyrdom like the ‘Early Christians’ when they were threatened with death toContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, Odisha has appointed a priest to document and prepare dossier containing documents for Kandhamal martyrs. In his December 3 appointment letter, he named Father Purushottam Nayak for the said task. “It is ripe time now to collect the documents andContinue Reading

By Santosh Digal Bhubaneswar: The Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar will start praying for those who were killed during the 2007-2008 anti-Christian violence, diocesan sources said. This prayer is a part of a process of the canonization of Kandhamal martyrs. The Kandhamal Martyrs’ Committee held its meeting last March and has decidedContinue Reading