“This documentary recounts the decade-long travails of the 7 Innocent Christians of Kandhamal behind bars due to a political fraud,” journalist author Akkara
A key church leader in India said Christians are duty-bound to make Christianity's contributions to nation-building known to the common people of India.
The Christians in the North Indian state of Uttarpradesh have approached the police Chief of Varanasi and the State Government seeking protection against misuse of anti-conversion laws by ‘fanatic groups of the majority religious community’ of the State.
The ongoing 35th General Body Meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) elected Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath, Metropolitan Archbishop of Thrissur, as the new president of the CBCI.
Archbishop George Antonysamy of Madras-Mylapore was elected first vice-president and Bishop Mar Joseph Thomas, of the Eparchy of Batheri (Malankara), the second vice-president of CBCI. Archbishop Felix Machado of Vasai was re-elected as the Secretary-General.
Cardinal Mario Grech conveyed the greetings of Pope Francis to his brother bishops in India and told the gathering that the Holy Father is appreciative of the commitment of the Indian bishops. Emphasizing the Synodal consultation and the very theme of the ongoing CBCI Meeting, “Synodality: The Call to be a Synodal Church,” the Papal Representative urged the participants to delve deeply into the Acts of the Apostles, for in it the first mention of the Synodal Church.
As the people of Bihar, India's third largest state, reel under the twin misfortunes of post COVID-19 instability and the onslaught of floods caused by heavy monsoons, the social action centers of the Archdiocese of Patna are on a mission of giving aid to the most affected.
A book on Small Christian Communities (SCC) was launched in India during a three-day regional meeting at Raniganj Pastoral center in North Bengal last week.
Tributes have been pouring in from all parts of the country as the Indian Christian community and political leaders mourn the death of Oscar Fernandes, a prominent Catholic politician from Karnataka State and former Union minister. He died on September 13 at the age of 80 years old.
The Catholic faithful in Meghalaya State in Northeastern India will now enjoy their own cable TV channel as the popular YouTube channel “Don Bosco Media Network” launched its cable service.
The Risen Christ Church in Bosco Ashram, Ponnur, in Andhra Pradesh, celebrated its silver jubilee on August 18 with a gathering of priests, religious sisters, and the faithful from various sub-stations.
Apples are still a luxury in the highlands of Manipur State in India, but a former executive of a multinational company, Miss Augustina Shimray, came back from Delhi to change all that.
The restrictions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic did not hamper the observance of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in India, with several online events led by various Church organisations, on their own or in collaboration with various civic groups.
