Madurai, Tamilnadu: Archbishop of Bombay Cardinal Oswald says though it is not yet a crisis, recent events have triggered serious anxiety Stating that there was a sense of anxiousness among the minorities today in India, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay and a member of the nine-member Council ofContinue Reading
Mumbai: Churches, mosques and temples in Mumbai came forward to offer succor to people stranded in floods and heavy rains that devastated the western Indian metropolis. At least five inches of rain fell on August 29 alone halting normal life in India’s commercial capital. Air and rail service were suspendedContinue Reading
The next Youth Day will take place in India in 2020, the second time the South Asian nation will be hosting the continental-level Catholic Church event since 2003. Cardinal Oswald Gracias made the announcement on Sunday at the end of the concluding Mass of the 7th Asian Youth Day (AYD7),Continue Reading
Joshua J. McElwee Vatican City: The head of India’s Latin rite bishops says he thinks Pope Francis may not be able to visit his country as planned at the end of 2017. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, said that while he is optimisticContinue Reading
By: Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, India – Cardinal Oswald Gracias spent Easter morning celebrating Mass for the retired priests of the Archdiocese of Bombay, telling them “Thank you very much, dear Fathers! God bless you!” It is a tradition which the cardinal has carried out since he was appointed Archbishop ofContinue Reading
The prime minister says the government favors the papal visitContinue Reading
By Saramma Emmanuel Bhopal: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, archbishop of Bombay, on February 5 favored the demand to declare as martyrs Catholics killed in the anti-Christian violence in Odisha’s Kandhamal district. The prelate’s support to the Odisha Church’s demand came during the release of a book titled “Kandhamal Introspection of InitiativeContinue Reading
The new nuncio could be announced on January 21 Continue Reading
Bangladesh has such a desk, Sri Lanka is planning oneContinue Reading
Now the documentation process and collection of evidences of those killed would be strengthenedContinue Reading
