Kohima, Nov.4, 2018: The apex church body in Nagaland finds the recent Supreme Court judgments decriminalizing homosexuality between consenting adults as well as adultery, “detestable” and “unacceptable” to Christians. The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) deliberated on the court rulings threadbare at its executive meeting held on October 30-31. “LegalizingContinue Reading

Kochi: After the controversial land deal in Ernakulam – Angamaly archdiocese which shook the Syro Malabar Church in Kerala, a petition has been submitted in the Ernakulam Munsif Court against another land transaction in Church. Polachan Puthuppara, president of Kerala Catholic Association for Justice, has filed a petition in theContinue Reading

KOCHI, Oct 4: Save Our Sisters (SoS) Action Council will hold a Secretariat march on November 14, urging the government to cancel the bail granted to Bishop Franco Mulakkal and investigate the death of Fr Kuriakose Kattuthara, who died under mysterious circumstances. Announcing this, Action Council convener Fr Augustine Vattoly said the deathContinue Reading

Jalandhar: Catholic Church owned magazine has extended open support to Bishop Franco Mulakkal and alleged that his arrest was due to pressure from the media. Christward, the monthly news bulletin published by the Diocese of Jalandhar, describes the present situation as ‘The suffering church’. “After two days of interrogation atContinue Reading

Mumbai, Nov. 2, 2018: Wendell Rodricks had an unusual request when he approached the Archdiocese of Bombay on October 31 for an audience with Cardinal Oswald Gracias. The Mumbai-born fashion designer wanted the cardinal, the archbishop of Bombay, to bless his plan to start a hotline to help the lesbian,Continue Reading

Srinagar, Nov. 2, 2018: BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir secretary Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet were shot dead at point-blank range by unknown gunmen. The incident occurred on November 1 evening at Kishtwar in Jammu division, some 215 km southeast of Srinagar, the state capital. The authorities have imposed anContinue Reading

Kanniyakumari, Nov. 1, 2018: Ten sovereigns of gold jewels have been stolen from a church in allegedly by a youth, police said November 1. The theft in the over 100-year-old St Alankara Upahara Church came to light in the morning when an employee of the place of worship found theContinue Reading