'Vocation comes from God and highlights the role of the Holy Spirit as the primary formator in the journey toward priesthood and religious life,' said Fr. Eugene D. Silva, CSsR.
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss (75), from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tanjore from 4th February.
Pope Francis has appointed Fr. James Shekhar (55) as new Bishop of Buxar, Bihar in North India and Father Wilbert Marwein (52) as Bishop of Nongstoin in Meghalaya, Northeast India on Saturday, 4 February.
"We offer our children for the work of God in His vineyard,” said Bishop Gervas Rozario of Rajshahi in his homily during the feast day of the Presentation of the Lord celebration.
Prominent leaders of Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Jain and Buddhist faith communities in Kolkata took part in the two-hour long interfaith prayer the Mother's tomb.
"It is with deep regret that we announce the demise of His Grace the Most Rev. Dr. Oswald Thomas Colman Gomis, Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo on Friday the 3rd February 2023," says a press release from the Colombo Archbishop's House.
“The Lord invites us to open our hearts, to let His grace embrace us, and to walk with Him in our concrete lives to bear fruits of peace, unity, and joy in the faith, hope, and charity,” Msgr. Andrea Ferrante said.
The activity carried the theme "Image of Christ in the Writer's Heart" and focused on youth involvement in the Church’s communication ministry, both in the traditional print platform and online.
"The training aims at enhancing our ability to further communicate the work and teachings of the church not only inward but also outward," said Father Steven Lalu, Secretary of KIWI OSC.
In the final message bishops stated that “the Church in India has substantially contributed to nation-building, especially through her engagement in the fields of education, healthcare and social uplift.”
“Once the Catholic Church functioned as a bishop-priest centered church and did only what the bishop or the priest would say. Today, we no longer need such sacristy Catholics,” Cardinal Ranjith.
An Awareness Course on Child Protection and Formation was conducted for the Parish-in-charges of the Yangon Archdiocese, at the Catholic Archbishop House in Yangon, Myanmar, from January 9 to 11.
'We need to change from our past misconceptions and values, from self to others, learn to respect each other, take the dignity and value of human nature seriously,' says a joint statement by Christian denominations in Hong Kong, at the end of the week of prayer for Christian Unity.
More than 200 leaders from different Christian denominations participated in the closing ceremony of the week of Christian Unity at Anglican Holy Trinity Cathedral in Yangon, Myanmar, on January 25.
Indonesian Church Leader and Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning (ATR) and Head of the National Land Agency (BPN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Implementation of Land Registration, Assistance in the Prevention and Handling of Asset Land Problems.
Indian-origin Father James Bharataputra was credited to be the founder of the Velangkanni Marian Shrine “Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni” in Medan, Indonesia.
Union Minister of Minorities John Barla strongly refuted allegations of conversion by Christian groups. “After so much contribution, there is no respect. Why are there allegations that we convert people? No, we don’t convert people,” he said.
St. James’ Catholic Church and Mary Mercy Kindergarten were inaugurated in Pursat city, Cambodia, by Apostolic Prefect Bishop Enrique Figaredo of Battambang on January 25.