Mumbai: The over 150-year-old Mata Velankanni Church in Bhayander will host delegates from across the country, who will be in the city for the National Eucharistic Congress from November 12 to 15. The Congress, organized by Archdiocese of Bombay, is in commemoration of the golden jubilee of the 38th InternationalContinue Reading
Agartala 8 Nov, 2015: More than nine thousand faithful from all parts of the state converged at Agartala today to be part of the The 7th Annual Eucharistic Procession, making it a record of sorts in the 19 year old diocese. The day’s program began with a solemn Eucharist officiatedContinue Reading
New Delhi: Amid the raging debate over rising intolerance and a spate of award wapasi, an RSS-backed think tank has come out with a publication debunking the story of Christian persecution in India. It concludes that the alleged attacks on churches in the national capital were hyped beyond proportion and theContinue Reading
Kochi- After bringing former priests and nuns under one umbrella, the Kerala Catholic Church Reformation Movement (KCRM), a Catholic laymen organisation, is on a mission to form an organisation of Catholics who have quit the Church for various reasons. “There are thousands of Catholics who stopped associating with the churchContinue Reading
The nuncio will be in Mizoram for six daysContinue Reading
Informal estimates suggest there has been 40 percent drop in the number of men and women joining the clergy in KeralaContinue Reading
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
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
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
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
