By Lijo Thomas Nagpur: Thousands of people on April 23 braved debilitating summer heat to attend the funeral of Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara in Nagpur. Cardinal Baselios Mar Cleemis, head of the Syro-Malankara Church, led the funeral Mass at St Francis de Sales Cathedral in Nagpur while Cardinal George Alencherry, headContinue Reading
Identical twins, Fathers Patrick and John O’Neill CSsR, were both present when the Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened in 1932. But they have no memory of the momentous occasion: they were only six weeks old at the time. The 86 year-old brothers do remember, however, being ordained to the priesthoodContinue Reading
Vatican: On the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis ordained sixteen men to the priesthood, including eleven for the Diocese of Rome. In his homily, based on a pre-set formula for Masses of Ordination, the Holy Father called the new priests to not “grow tired of being merciful.”Continue Reading
By Anand Mathew Bangalore: The 13th World Fellowship of World Religious Councils (WIFRC) concluded on April 21 with delegates from various religions celebrating the diversity of faiths and religious traditions. Around 200 people from all over India representing Bahai, Buddhisht, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Muslim, Sikh, and Zoroastrian faiths conducted aContinue Reading
Faisalabad: For the first time in the history of Pakistan, a Christian chapel has been opened in an Islamic university. This is the church of St. Mary, housed in the atrium of the Agriculture University of Faisalabad. It was inaugrated, on April 15th by Joseph Arshad, archbishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi and presidentContinue Reading
The congregation has now 14 members from the Odisha districtContinue Reading
Kochi: The Suffragan Metropolitan Geevarghese Mar Athanasius of Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church passed away on April 18. The 74-year-old breathed his last at PVS Memorial Hospital in Kochi where he was admitted for liver and kidney related ailments. “With painful heart and deep grief, this is to announce thatContinue Reading
Mapusa: Thousands of Christians as well as people from other religious faiths thronged to St Jerome’s Church in Mapusa to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Milagres, on Monday. Masses were celebrated inside a pandal outside the church. Director of spiritual renewal Centre, Old Goa, Fr Henry Falcao wasContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: A Catholic parish in New Delhi created history when it brought together all three ritual Churches in the country to celebrate its annual feast. “The feast is rightly termed historical since it witnessed the active participation of the three independent Catholic Churches in India,” FatherContinue Reading
Bishop of oldest church in Kerala, Geevarghese Mor Coorilos, busts ‘myth’ that St. Thomas came to Kerala and converted members of Brahmin families to Christianity, laments brahminic tendencies among Christians.Continue Reading
