Residential Hindustani classical music course for priests, laity
2015-02-09
One year course is covered in two monthsContinue Reading
Cardinal Gracias re-elected CCBI president
2015-02-09
CCBI is the largest Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Asia and the fourth largest in the worldContinue Reading
Church warns parents to guard children against ‘selfie’
2015-02-07
Thiruvananthapuram – A month after asking the Catholic laity to stand against inter-caste marriages, Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) has now issued another warning. The Church want parents to guard the children against new danger zones, which include, “exhibiting oneself through selfi and forced conversions of youth through love affairContinue Reading
Church urged to promote harmony and fight discrimination: Apostolic Nuncio
2015-02-04
Bangalore – Inaugurating the week-long Assembly of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) in Bangalore on February 3, Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal, has exhorted the Church in India to promote harmony and to fight discrimination. “A true God experience will lead theContinue Reading
Religious celebrate world day of consecrated life
2015-02-03
Vijayawada – Priests and nuns of the Vijayawada diocese gathered at the Shrine Church of Gunadala Hill to celebrate the world day of consecrated life on Feb. 2. The devotees who had thronged the shrine for the nine day novena prayers in preparation of the Feb. 11 annual feast joinedContinue Reading
Education getting rapidly ‘saffronised’: Archbishop
2015-01-30
Bengaluru – Archbishop Bernard Moras of Bangalore on Thursday expressed his concern over the ‘rapid saffronisation’ of the education system in the country and the slow disappearance of secularism in educational institutions. Addressing the 17th All India Association for Christian Higher Education conference here on Thursday, the archbishop said IndiaContinue Reading
Church’s pastoral letter in face of threats to the community
2015-01-29
New Delhi – Concerned by the ‘ghar wapsi’ (‘reconversion’) programmes and attacks on minorities, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has sent out a “pastoral letter” to all its dioceses urging followers to be steadfast in their faith and continue to uphold the secular democratic nature of India. TheContinue Reading
Orthodox Christian meet begins
2015-01-26
Makkamkunnu – The Metropolitan of the Thumpamon diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Church, Kuriakose Mar Cleemis, inaugurated the 98th Central Travancore Orthodox Christian Convention on the St. Stephen’s Cathedral premises at Makkamkunnu, near here, on Sunday. Youhanon Mar Discorus, Metropolitan of the Chennai diocese of the Church, was the chiefContinue Reading
Archbishop Moras launches ‘Logos Tele-ministries’
2015-01-25
Bangalore: Archbishop Bernard Moras of Bangalore Archdiocese clicked the button (IST) 4.10 pm, Jan 24th, launching the first tele-ministry of Bangalore’s ‘Logos retreat Centre’. The retreat centre a hub for thousands from Bangalore will now exchange programs for telecast with Divine Retreat Centres’ ‘Goodness Channel’. Incidentally, Mattersindia’s Adolf Washington tooContinue Reading
After church attacks, group launches helpline
2015-01-23
New Delhi – In a first of its kind initiative by any religious minority group in the country, Christians’ group, “following rise in targeted communal violence especially in the Capital” have launched a national helpline number to help victims of violence for their community members. The United Christian Forum forContinue Reading