Mangaluru: A Christian organization has appealed to Most Rev Aloysius Paul D’Souza, bishop of Mangaluru, to ensure that the family of a 9-year-old-boy is not pressurised to withdraw a case filed against a priest who allegedly assaulted the kid. Parish priest Andrew D’Costa was charged with assaulting the boy afterContinue Reading
Patna: Thousands of people from various parts of Bihar came together to remember Venerable Bishop Anastasius Hartmann, Patna’s first Vicar Apostolic known for his signal contribution to Church administration in northern India, Bombay and Pune, on his 150th death anniversary. The two-part anniversary celebrations were held on April 23 andContinue Reading
Kochi: Like most sensitive people, Carnatic singer Sr. Rincy Alphonse was shocked at the news of Malayali priest Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil being kidnapped by ISIS gunmen at an elderly-care facility at Yemen in mid-March. “As the days went by, my worries for the safety of Fr. Tom grew,” she says.Continue Reading
Alanjuri, one of the mission stations of Bamunigam parish, produced the first native priest of OdishaContinue Reading
The incident occurred on April 12 and a case was registered on April 18Continue Reading
More than 100 theologians from around Asia attended the April 19-22 congressContinue Reading
A lay association has accused bishops of amassing wealth in their personal namesContinue Reading
Tiruchirapalli: The year-long bicentenary celebrations of St. John’s Church were inaugurated yesterday with a special Holy Communion service in the evening and a meeting on the Cantonment premises attended by senior clergymen and congregation members. St. John’s is governed by the Church of South India (CSI), under the Tiruchirapalli-Thanjavur diocese,Continue Reading
Father Benedict Quadros has put heart and soul into his priestly vocationContinue Reading
POST-SYNODAL APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO BISHOPS, PRIESTS AND DEACONS. CONSECRATED PERSONS, CHRISTIAN MARRIED COUPLES, AND ALL THE LAY FAITHFUL ON LOVE IN THE FAMILY 3 1. The Joy of Love experienced by families is also the joy of the Church. As the Synod Fathers noted, for all the many signs ofContinue Reading
