Chennai: Dalit Christian bodies in Tamil Nadu have reiterated their demand for appointing priests from the communities to the posts to bishops in the southern Indian state. The office of bishops in five dioceses and one archdiocese now lies vacant in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry; point out groups such asContinue Reading
Kolkata: We are distressed and troubled at the violation of human rights in the arrest of 83-year-old Father Stan Lourdu Swamy. He was arrested October 8 in Ranchi, taken to Mumbai the next day, and then sent to judicial custody at Taloja central jail in the city until October 23.Continue Reading
Itanagar: The Arunachal Christian Forum (ACF) on October 9 served an ultimatum to the state government to resolve the Tawang Christian Revival Church issue at the earliest, failing which, it would b launch a democratic stir. The Tawang police had arrested Tawang Revival church pastor Joseph Singhi, sparking protest fromContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican unveiled changes to a landmark law on transparency, supervision, and financial intelligence October 10, saying that the move would strengthen oversight of financial flows. The Holy See press office published the text of a decree Oct. 10 by Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, president of the Governorate ofContinue Reading
Konchowki: Food activists in India seem less excited over the World Food Programme (WFP) winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020. The Norwegian Nobel Committee October 9 decided to award the United Nations food agency for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in areas affected byContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar: Catholics in Odisha have mourned the death of John Nayak, a former Director General of Police in the eastern Indian state. “John Nayak, a 1965 batch IPS officer who retired in 2002, succumbed to Covid-19 last night. His journey from a remote tribal village of Phulbani to rank ofContinue Reading
Rome: Ahead of the expected renewal of the Vatican-China deal this month, the former underground bishop of Mindong has announced his complete resignation from public life. Bishop Guo Xijin, 62, wrote in a letter published by Asia News Oct. 5 explaining that he was retiring to concentrate on prayer becauseContinue Reading
Rome: A priest in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, US, has been arrested along with two women and charged with obscenity after he was discovered filming a pornographic video on a parish church altar. Father Travis Clark, 37, the pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul in Pearl River, Louisiana, wasContinue Reading
Lucknow: Father Arnold Rebello, a Capuchin, on October 9 died of COVID-19. He was 90. The burial took place at noon the same day as per government rules at St Fidelis Ashram Cemetery, Lucknow with very limited Capuchin Friars, said Father Joseph Prasad Pinto, a fellow Capuchin. Rebello was theContinue Reading
New Delhi: The arrest and imprisonment of an 83-year-old Jesuit priest in a two-year-old case have led to massive protests by people’s organizations, activists, intellectuals and concerned citizens from across India. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), a federal body to counter terror activities in the country, October 8 arrested FatherContinue Reading
