New Delhi, October 4, 2023: Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo of Ranchi died on October 4 due to age-related ailments. He was 84. Cardinal Toppo was unwell and “bedridden for the last few months” at the Constant Lievens Hospital & Research Center in Ranchi, said Auxiliary Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas of Ranchi.Continue Reading
New Delhi: The apex body of Roman Catholic Church in India Wednesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “curb the spread of hatred by CM Raghubar Das” a month after the Jharkhand government passed a bill restricting religious conversions on August 12. In his strongly worded letter, Catholic BishopsContinue Reading
Ranchi: Cardinal Telesphore P Toppo of Ranchi said Easter prayers will be offered by the city’s Roman Catholic church in memory of all those killed in the twin bombings at two separate churches in Egypt on April 9 during Palm Sunday celebrations. “An announcement will be made on Wednesday atContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar:Church leaders in eastern India are backing a campaign to overturn recent amendments to decades-old land laws, saying the changes will hurt indigenous communities and lead to privatization of protected territory. Lawmakers in eastern Jharkhand state in November approved changes to two colonial-era laws that would allow the state toContinue Reading
Ranchi: Sudesh Mahto’s Ajsu Party, an ally of the ruling BJP, Tuesday came out in support of Cardinal Telesphore P. Toppo for meeting Governor Droupadi Murmu at Raj Bhavan to express the Church’s concerns over the amendments to the Chotanagpur and Santhal Pargana tenancy acts. Although party spokesman Deo SharanContinue Reading
Ranchi: Cardinal Telesphore P. Toppo Saturday formed a three-member tribunal to examine if the founder of the Daughters of St Anne Congregation (DSA), Mother Mary Bernadette Prasad Kispotta, had led a virtuous and religious life of love while serving on earth, the first step towards her possible sainthood. In July,Continue Reading
Ranchi: Cardinal Telesphore P Toppo, Asia’s first tribal cardinal, on Good Friday prayed for the victims of terror attacks on Brussels and Missionaries of Charity nuns killed in Yemen. The answer to all sufferings of mankind lies in the man who died on the cross for the sins of others,Continue Reading
Ranchi: This Christmas on Friday, St Mary’s Cathedral on Purulia Road in Ranchi, where Cardinal Telesphore P. Toppo recently opened the Holy Door of Mercy, people from all faiths, including Christians, came to celebrate the day. For Ranchi, like the rest of the world, this was an extraordinary Christmas, after PopeContinue Reading