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Russia’s Orthodox church has reported a sharp rise in seminary admissions, with the highest numbers ever recorded now training for the priesthood in its 261 eparchies, or dioceses. The Interfax news agency said 1593 ordinands were expected to begin studies this summer, a 19 percent increase from 2016, while aContinue Reading

Cardinal Meisner, one of the ‘dubia’ cardinals, dies at 83

By: Matters India

On: July 7, 2017

In: Religious

Cologne,Germany: Cardinal Joachim Meisner, the former Archbishop of Cologne, has died at the age of 83. Meisner, considered a leader of the conservative wing of the German episcopate, was one of the four cardinals who presented the “dubia” to Pope Francis, seeking clarifications on the document Amoris Laetitia. The Cologne archdioceseContinue Reading

Church plans workshop on GST

By: Matters India

On: July 7, 2017

In: Religious

It will be done in JulyContinue Reading

Indian Church gets new official for tribal affairs

By: Matters India

On: July 4, 2017

In: Religious

Father Nicholas Barla replaces Father Stanislaus TirkeyContinue Reading

Jesuit prelate heads Congregation for Doctrine of Faith

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On: July 4, 2017

In: Religious

Vatican: Pope Francis has chosen Archbishop Luis Ladaria Ferrer as the new prefect for the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). The Jesuit bishop succeeds Cardinal Gerhard Müller’s who completed his term .“The Holy Father Francis thanked His Eminence Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller at the conclusion ofContinue Reading

1,600-year-old basilica found underwater in Turkey

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On: July 2, 2017

In: Religious

The remains of a 1,600-year-old Byzantine basilica have been discovered at the site of the Councils of Nicaea, at the bottom of a lake in northwest Turkey. “We have found church remains. It is in a basilica plan and has three naves,” said Mustafa Şahin, an archaeology professor at BursaContinue Reading