Mob attacks priest, Catholics in Coimbatore
2016-02-01
A Tamil Nadu minister sees the attack as a communal incident aimed to whip up Hindu passionContinue Reading
Doyen of Inculturation dies
2016-01-29
Varanasi: Father Iswar Prasad, a doyen of inculturation in India, died of old age illness on Friday. He was 88. Fr Prasad’s “life, thoughts and actions and pioneering works in inculturation have made lasting impression on the life of the Church in India,” said Bishop Eugene Joseph of Varanasi mourningContinue Reading
Priest honoured with Education Award
2016-01-21
Guwahati – The Education Research & Development Foundation (ERDF), Guwahati, presented the ERDF Excellence Awards 2015 to 18 eminent citizens of Assam who played major roles in various fields and contributed immensely to the society. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi gave away the awards, January 20, at the University of Science andContinue Reading
Blind couple among 12 arrested for “conversion”
2016-01-18
The 12 are not ChristiansContinue Reading
Caritas to counsel Manipur quake victims
2016-01-16
500 families identified for helpContinue Reading
US official urges India to promote tolerance
2016-01-14
Us raises concerns over recent incidents of intolerance in IndiaContinue Reading
Nagpur Faithfest draws 400 students
2016-01-14
The one-day program aimed to help children realize that they are children of GodContinue Reading
Bachelor deity’s temple can’t ban women’s entry: court
2016-01-12
Women in menstruating age are considered impureContinue Reading
Burial in shroud upsets Mumbai Catholics
2016-01-10
Mumbai: A section of Catholics in Mumbai has written to their archbishop regarding a trend to bury corpses without coffin. On Wednesday, the Our Lady of Mercy (OLM) Church wrote to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, archbishop of Bombay, that the practice has hurt their religious sentiments. “In the past few months,Continue Reading
Archdiocese probes priest’s alleged sexual abuse
2016-01-09
Bombay archdiocese has set up a three-member committee to look into the caseContinue Reading