The Youth Convention aims at bringing all the ethnic groups from the seven states of the Northeast to stay, pray, and celebrate their youthfulness together as one family, which has vital social, moral, and spiritual implications.
The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) named a veteran Father Arul Raj Gali as the new executive secretary of the CCBI Commission for Family.
The Claretian Missionaries of the Province of Bangalore organized a two-day regional youth fest from October 3 to 4, 2022 in Guntur Diocese, Andhra Pradesh, south India.
The main objective is the advancement of the philosophy of Swami Vivekananda (an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, and religious teacher). The focus is "Shiva Jnane Jiva Seba" (serving all beings on earth, worshipping God).
On the eve of the ongoing Durga Puja festival, Archbishop Dominic Lumon of Imphal and his team met with the Chief Minister of Manipur, N. Biren Singh, on September 4.
The "Sadbhav Mahotsav," a community festival to appreciate the sower, the seed, the soil and the sustainer, was organized by the Society of Pilar at the Pilar Pilgrim Centre, Pilar Goa, on October 1.
Father Dr. Robin Xavier Chittuparambil VC to lead as coordinator of ARC India to promote research in the fields of religion and social communication in the Indian context.
The Telugu Catholic Bishops’ Council (TCBC) honored Sister Jessy Kurian, a prominent human rights activist who helps marginalized women and the poor in India with legal representation.
The ten scholastics receive a precious gift from the diaconate, whereby they accept the responsibility to continue the mission of humble, joyful, selfless, and caring service made present in the world by Jesus.
The Prison Ministry of India (PMI), a church-based association that provides pastoral care to jail inmates, held a "Prisoners’ Welfare Day" on October 2, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
"In the media, bad news is given emphasis, but our challenge is to work hard and to tell the truth without fear," said Emeritus Archbishop Albert D’Souza of Agra, former secretary general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India.
"Migrants seeking a better life in the host country are not aliens, but rather our brothers and sisters. They are to be welcomed in the local churches and parishes," said archbishop Victor Henry Thakur of Raipur, and chairman of the CCBI Commission for Migrants.
The Holy Cross Catholic Church at Thayong village marked six decades of Catholicism since 1962 on the theme "Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; His love endures forever."
A two-day workshop on career guidance, capacity building, and entrepreneurial development was organized by the North East Regional Commission (NERYC) from September 22 to 23, 2022.
