By Jose Kavi New Delhi, April 2, 2022: A Divine Word priest from India will head an international mission office that keeps Catholic religious congregations updated about global issues and helps them adapt their works to modern situation. Father John Paul will take over as the director of the Rome-basedContinue Reading
Vatican City, April 1, 2022: Pope Francis has addressed a paternal exhortation to the Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly, urging adherence to “the synodal decision concerning the form of celebration of the Holy Qurbana by Easter 2022” as determined by the Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Archiepiscopal Church. In a letterContinue Reading
By Rita Joseph Kolkata, April 1, 2022: A Hindu engineer-turned-art connoisseur has been turning old Catholic churches in India into artistic attractions. Subrata Ganguly said restoring churches, and adding “Indian flavor” to it, has become a passion. He ventured into church art at a time when European art in IndiaContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Kharsang, April 1, 2022: Youth and women organizations in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh on April 1 took out candle light march to protest against the murder of a tribal girl. The decomposed body of Ngnem Ngaimong was found March 30. She had gone missingContinue Reading
New Delhi, April 1, 2022: Bishop Fortunatus Henri Caumont, who worked in Rajputana Mission, will be declared a Servant of God, the first stage in the canonization process. Bishop Pius Thomas D’Souza of Ajmer will on April 3 declare the French Capuchin as the Servant of God in the ImmaculateContinue Reading
Ram Puniyani Mumbai, April 1, 2022: Watching this movie in the theaters is a harrowing experience. It incites the negative, hateful and emotive response from majority of viewers. Someone at the end of the screening starts making the prevalent anti-Muslim slogans and hysteria takes over the theaters. It has beenContinue Reading
By Benedict Mayaki The war in Ukraine has now continued into its sixth week since it began on February 24, when Russia launched an attack on its neighbour. Thousands of civilians have been killed according to conservative estimates and about 4 million people have been forced to flee for theirContinue Reading
By Lisa Zengarini Rome, March 31, 2022: Malta was one of the first Roman colonies to convert to Christianity nearly 2,000 years ago. In fact, the origins of the Maltese Church go back to St. Paul who, according to the Acts of the Apostles (Chapters 27-28), shipwrecked on the MediterraneanContinue Reading
By Saji Thomas Kochi, March 31, 2022: The January 14 acquittal of Bishop Franco Mulakkal in a rape case involving a Catholic sister has been challenged in an appellate court by both the accuser and the prosecution. Bishop Mulakkal confirms that the government and the nun have appealed to theContinue Reading
By Robin Gomes Colombo, March 31, 2022: As Sri Lanka continues to sink hopelessly into the worst economic crisis in memory, the country’s Catholic bishops are calling for unity among politicians to save the nation from becoming a failed state. The country of some 22 million is facing its worstContinue Reading
