By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 7, 2023: The oldest church in northeastern India has been entangled in a factional feud for more than eight months. On June 4, the Christ Church in Guwahati, the commercial capital of Assam state, witnessed unruly scenes when one group shut the doors obstructingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jabalpur, Sept 17, 2022: Church of North India (CNI) Moderator Bishop P C Singh, accused of forgery and cheating among other charges, was on Sept 16 remanded in 14-day judicial custody in Jabalpur, the legal capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The prelateContinue Reading
Kolkata : The death of Father Stan Swamy has taught “minorities to be alive” and unite or else “your voice will not be heard,” says Bishop Paritosh Canning of Calcutta Church of North India diocese. Father Stan, a Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist, died in judicial custody in JulyContinue Reading
New Delhi: Bishop Emeritus Collin Theodore of Church of North India’s Rajasthan diocese died on April 15. He was 75. His family members arranged for his cremation at 2:30 pm in accordance with Bishop Theodore’s will. Bishop Theodore did his theological studies in Bishop’s College, Calcutta, and was ordained inContinue Reading
Three church-run colleges will come up in the next couple of years, Reverend Paritosh Canning, the bishop of the Calcutta diocese of the Church of North India, said on March 18. The three colleges are — St James’ College, St John’s Diocesan College and a law college at St Thomas’Continue Reading
New Delhi: Sept 4, 2020: The Supreme Court has upheld the Calcutta High Court’s decision to restrain six Church schools from taking “coercive action” against students defaulting fee payment. The schools, managed by the Church of North India, had moved the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court’s August 18Continue Reading
Jabalpur, July 21, 2020: The Church of North India (CNI) on July 21 took disciplinary action against its bishop Chotanagpur diocese. The action after Bishop Basil B Baskey of Chotanagpur decided to withdraw from the CNI and make the diocese autonomous. The Protestant diocese of Chotanagpur covers the eastern IndianContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jallianwala Bagh, September 11, 2019: Archbishop of Canterbury Reverend Justin Welby says he had a deeply humbling experience at Jallianwala Bagh, the site of British colonial era massacre. The spiritual head of the Church of England visited Jallianwala Bagh in the northern Indian state of PunjabContinue Reading
Agra, July 26, 2019: A team of investigators from Prayagraj has questioned some officials of the St Paul’s Church School, located in Agra’s civil lines area. The police team went to the Bishop’s House on July 25 to meet Church of North India Bishop Prem Prakash Haavil and his secretary,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 17, 2018: The Church of North India on December 17 organized “Aman ka Utsav” (festival of peace) at the heart of the national capital to share the message of Christmas with others. “We have gathered together to celebrate Aman ka Utsav, to singContinue Reading