By Tessy Jacob Sundargarh, Jan 5, 2020: The Hand maids of Mary, an indigenous congregation of Odisha, on January 4 celebrated 75 years of serving those at the grassroots. The jubilee celebration was attended by six bishops and hundreds of priests and nuns and lay people. Archbishop John Barwa ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mayurbhanj, September 3, 2019: About 5,000 people attended the 20th death anniversary of Father Arul Doss who was killed by a fundamentalist mob in a remote village of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Christians and others from far and wide attended Mass on September 2 at Jamabani villageContinue Reading
By Roshni Ekka Bhubaneswar, March 1, 2019: Catholic Church in Odisha has joined other groups to prevent violence against women and girl children in the eastern Indian state. The Odisha Regional Organisation for Social Action (OROSA) organized a meeting to foster the participation and dialogue among government officials, members ofContinue Reading
August 25 the Kandhamal anniversary dayContinue Reading
Father Pascal Singh and his brother set up educational institutions in various parts of OdishaContinue Reading
Father Paschal Singh was the “Apostle of Dalits” of OdishaContinue Reading
Hundreds of people now visit the priest’s martyrdom siteContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar— The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has accepted a suggestion from an Archbishop from Odisha, Eastern India, to discuss the anti-Christian persecution of 2007 and 2008 in Kandhamal at its plenary meeting scheduled for March 2016. Divine Word Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar will speak on Kandhamal forContinue Reading
