Bhubaneswar— The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has accepted a suggestion from an Archbishop from Odisha, Eastern India, to discuss the anti-Christian persecution of 2007 and 2008 in Kandhamal at its plenary meeting scheduled for March 2016. Divine Word Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar will speak on Kandhamal forContinue Reading
Vatican: Pope Francis on Tuesday acknowledged the appointment of a new auxiliary bishop to a diocese in southern India’s Kerala state belonging to the eastern rite Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. At its meeting at Mount Saint Thomas in Kerala, the Syro-Malabar Church Synod elected Fr. Jose Pulickal as Auxiliary Bishop of Kanjirapally,Continue Reading
Kolkata: A Salesian priest, who had worked nearly 25 years in Bolivia as a missionary, died at the Salesian Provincial House in Kolkata, January 9. He was 79. A requiem Mass for the soul of Fr Joseph Punchakunnel was held at the Provincial House, Kolkata, at 6.00 pm. His funeralContinue Reading
Bangalore: Indian Church leaders have expressed shock and surprise after an article was published claiming dozens of bishops attended the launch of a Christian forum by a Hindu nationalist organization. They dismissed the report as propaganda, saying four bishops attended a Christmas gathering they did not know was an eventContinue Reading
Pope Francis on Monday erected the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of St. Mary, Queen of Peace, of the United States and Canada, nominating Bishop Thomas Mar Eusebius Naickamparambil as its first Bishop. The Eparchy consists of 11,500 faithful, especially in the US states of Illinois, Texas, Michigan, Florida, New York, and Washington,Continue Reading
The parish was the hub of relief operations during the Bangladesh warContinue Reading
The parish priest promised bicycles for those attending Mass year aroundContinue Reading
Dr Zacharias Mar Theophilus, Suffragan Metropolitan of the Church, died on SundayContinue Reading
An estimated 60 percent Christians in India come from Dalit communitiesContinue Reading
Reverend Bastian Wielenga made important contributions to contextual theologies, particularly theology of the poor and theology of liberation.Continue Reading
