India

The Commission for Canon Law and Other Legislative Texts of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has announced a new diploma course titled “Canon Law for a Synodal Church.”

On Palm Sunday, April 13, the youth of Our Lady of Rosary Church in Pondicherry led a successful Blood Donation and Free Medical Camp, marking a new milestone in their service journey.

The Conference of Religious Women India (CRWI) organized a training workshop for Catholic nuns to address challenges posed by sexual abuse, poor mental health, and suicidal tendencies.

An Indian Catholic nun is close to becoming blessed.

Delhi police refused permission for a Catholic procession on Palm Sunday on April 13.

Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Sonatan Kisku, aged 56, as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Dumka in Jharkhand, eastern India.

In a historic decision, Pope Francis elevated the Diocese of Calicut in the southern Indian state of Kerala to a Metropolitan Archdiocese on April 12, 2025.

Incidents of violence against Christians continue to be over two incidents a day in India, says the United Christian Forum (UCF, an ecumenical Christian group.

A group of pilgrims from Kerala, fondly known as "God’s Own Country," made a faith-filled journey to Kandhamal, Odisha—revered as the land of Christian martyrs—to honour the sacrifices of those who gave their lives for Christ on April 9.

In a landmark move to bridge the digital divide among Church communities in Northeast India, the Northeast Social Communication (NESCOM) Commission has officially launched the website of the Diocese of Itanagar: www.dioceseofitanagar.com on April 9.

Madha TV, in partnership with SIGNIS Tamil Nadu, successfully hosted a two-day Artificial Intelligence (AI) training workshop from April 5 to 6 at the T.M.S.S.S. Building, St. Mary’s Corner, Thanjavur.

The National Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical Center (NBCLC), in collaboration with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) Office for Dialogue and Desk for Ecumenism, conducted a national workshop on interreligious and ecumenical ministry from April 8 to 9.

The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDOC), the social development wing of the Salesian Province of Calcutta, West Bengal, eastern India, has built 500 low-cost houses for slum dwellers over the last six years.

In a powerful expression of faith and social engagement, the Tamil Nadu Catholic Youth Movement (TCYM), in India organized a unique Lenten pilgrimage on April 5–6, 2025.

Father Arul Valan (54), a Salesian priest of Don Bosco and a tireless champion of the poor and oppressed—especially the Thurumbar (Puthirai Vannars), the washermen community in Tamil Nadu—passed away due to a heart attack on April 8, 2025, at 2:30 a.m.

Over 1500 faithful came together for a spiritually enriching Lenten Mission at Infant Jesus Church in Adoni, part of the Kurnool Diocese on April 7.

The Diocese of Kurnool organized its first-ever Diocesan Career Guidance Program from April 5–6, 2025, at the Jeevasudha Pastoral Center, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.

In a vibrant display of faith and unity, the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore hosted its Lenten Jubilee Pilgrimage for the Holy Year 2025 at Loyola College, Tamil Nadu, India on April 6.

Thousands of Catholics in the southern Indian state of Kerala took a 30-kilometre annual Lenten pilgrimage on foot on April 6.

Over 2500 Catholics daily attended the annual Lenten retreat for parishioners at Sahaya Matha Church (Our Lady of Sorrows Church), Karaikudi, in the Sivagangai diocese, southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.