Archbishop Pennacchio on 3-day visit to Mizoram
2015-11-03
The nuncio will be in Mizoram for six daysContinue Reading
Largest exporter of clergy feels pinch now
2015-11-03
Informal estimates suggest there has been 40 percent drop in the number of men and women joining the clergy in KeralaContinue Reading
Guwahati Catholics worry over burial space scarcity
2015-11-03
Guwahati: The small Catholic community in Guwahati, which is worried over an acute scarcity of burial place, will observe All Souls’ Day at the two cemeteries in the city on Monday. An estimated 3,000 Catholics in the city share the Navagraha cemetery with the Baptist community, where there is spaceContinue Reading
Pastor’s son kidnapped by Maoists
2015-11-02
Rajahmundry: A 20-year-old son of a pastor was allegedly abducted by Maoists in East Godavari district and efforts are on to get him released, police said on Monday. Issac, son of local church pastor Kannaiah, residing on the outskirts of Lakshmipuram village in Yetapaka agency area of Rampachodavaram mandal inContinue Reading
‘Rome of the East’ observes All Souls Day
2015-11-02
Mangaluru: Special delicacies, a cauldron full of hot water at home, cleaning of cemeteries and special prayers in churches. This is how coastal Christians observe ‘All Souls Day’, in memory of the departed souls, every year on November 2. All Souls Day which follows All Saints Day (November 1), isContinue Reading
Christian leaders condemn ‘growing’ intolerance in India
2015-11-02
New Delhi: Christians from across the country on Monday condemned the “growing” intolerance in India and criticised “sinister attempts” to do away with the reservation policy. “In unequivocal terms we denounce the growing intolerance in the country. We also denounce the sinister attempts to do away with reservation policy andContinue Reading
Work for environmental protection: theologian
2015-10-29
Pathanamthitta: Protection of environment is the duty of every individual and ignoring this prime duty will be an unpardonable mistake to the posterity, Fr K.M. George, renowned theology scholar and Sopanam Academy director, has said. Fr George was inaugurating the ecology seminar organised by the Ecological Commission of the MalankaraContinue Reading
Pope Francis grants Legionaries of Christ jubilee indulgence
2015-10-29
Rome: Pope Francis has granted a plenary indulgence in the form of a jubilee year to the Legionaries of Christ and the members of Regnum Christi during the year in which they commemorate 75 years since their foundation. This jubilee will conclude with the solemnity of the Sacred Heart inContinue Reading
Persecution does not deter Catholic religious, says priest
2015-10-28
The daylong event was organized by Nagpur archdiocese in response to Pope Francis’ call to the consecrated persons to “Wake up the World”Continue Reading