Bengaluru’s closed church reopens, new priest appointed
2016-09-29
The first Mass in the reopened church is scheduled for 6 pmContinue Reading
Ignore calls for war with Pakistan, pleads archbishop
2016-09-28
War is no solution in 21st centuryContinue Reading
Odiya media rewrites Kandhamal script
2016-09-26
Kandhamal violence took place in August 2008Continue Reading
Spanish Jesuits foresee Asian as new leader
2016-09-24
South Asia accounts for the largest number of Jesuits in the worldContinue Reading
Cardinal Gracias releases directives for liturgical celebration
2016-09-23
Bengaluru: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Conference of Catholic of India (CCBI), has released directives to make liturgical celebrations more meaningful. The cardinal, who is also the president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, gave the first copy of “The Directives for the Celebration of the Liturgy” toContinue Reading
National consultation to study religion’s impact on women empowerment
2016-09-23
The consultation takes place in the backdrop of increasing protests by women against discriminatory practicesContinue Reading
Fabric of Indian families shaken: Church official
2016-09-22
Mumbai: Lack of prayer and alcoholism gravely threaten Catholic families in India, a Church official says. “When a family does not experience the power of grace and prayer life, family life deteriorates gradually and steadily and faces many dangers and challenges,” says Fr Milton Gonsalves, executive secretary of the CommissionContinue Reading
Karnataka High Court asks archbishop to reopen closed church
2016-09-21
The court verdict seems to have satisfied both partiesContinue Reading
Billions of funds meant for dalits, tribals lapse unspent
2016-09-19
New Delhi: Dalit and tribal voters are in vogue these days as in the ever rising noise of the electoral politics; all political parties compete and claim to be the biggest benefactor of this marginalized population. With assembly elections due next year in the politically sensitive states like UP, PunjabContinue Reading
Tribals seek president’s help to end exploitation
2016-09-18
The exploitation and dispossession of 104.3 tribal people in India continue even 69 years after the country attained IndependenceContinue Reading