This initiative addresses the dual concerns of public safety and environmental protection, resonating with communities across Asia that face similar challenges during festive periods.
Pope Francis appointed John Rodrigues (56), Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, as Bishop of Poona in India and it was announced publicly from Rome on Saturday, March 25, 2023.
Bishop Emmanuel Trance read the Pope's letter in which the Pope expressed his closeness to the local Church and recalled the late bishop's "many years of devoted priestly and episcopal ministry."
The Kandhamal Human Right Awards recognize individuals/organizations/movements for their outstanding contribution to the promotion, protection, and advancement of human rights, social justice, and equitability for all.
Ittiyavirah, who preferred the term "God's tramp," left the Jesuit theological seminary just nine months before being ordained and spent the next 20 years travelling by foot throughout Kerala and other parts of India.
According to the senior administrative officer, Broadwell Christian Hospital has been subjected to "physical, mental, and emotional assault for one year, based on false charges of forced religious conversions."
Around 50 people from a Hindu fundamentalist group surrounded the Christian bookstall at Delhi World Book Fair, chanting 'Jai Shree Ram' slogans, and accusing Christians of forced religious conversions.
In a road accident, six people, including three sisters and one priest, died on the spot when a heavy truck carrying cement rammed into a four-wheeler (Bolero) at Umbang, Sumer, in Ri Bhoi district on February 26.
