India

As part of the Jubilee Year 2025 initiative, the RVA Zo Service, in collaboration with the Parish Pastoral Council of St. Thomas Parish, Singngat, organized a one-day leadership training for all Catholic unit churches within the parish jurisdiction.

The Trichur Archdiocese in the southern Indian state of Kerala on January 23 held a program for those who rewrote the New Testament.

The Our Lady of Divine Grace Shrine in Mokama, part of the Archdiocese of Patna, has been officially declared a Minor Basilica in a grand ceremony on January 24, 2025, Bihar, India

The Golden Jubilee celebration of the Nam Vazhvu ("Our Life") weekly magazine, published by the Print Media Service of the Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council since 1975, was held on January 22, 2025, at St. Britto Higher Secondary School, Gnanaolivupuram, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

The findings of the latest United Christian Forum (UCF) Report of 2024 are disturbing. If the trend is not stopped immediately by political will and concerted government action, it will threaten the identity and existence of the Indian Christians.

The All India Mission Seminary, Pilar, organized a Prayer Meeting for Christian Unity on January 22, 2025, under the theme “Do you believe this?” (Jn. 11:27), as part of the ongoing Unity Octave Week, which runs from January 18-25, 2025.

Catholic Women Leaders of India have expressed optimism and appreciation for the upcoming plenary assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), which will focus on “Women and Gender Justice.”

The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India plenary assembly is scheduled to take place from January 28 to February 4, 2025 in Odisha, eastern India.

The Indian Church, in collaboration with the Arachudar Social Service Society, celebrated the Pongal harvest festival on January 14, 2025, in Tamil Nadu, honoring 130 municipal workers for their dedicated service to society.

Tension has gripped Udalguri district, Assam of Northeast India, after a 75-year-old Catholic Church was allegedly set on fire by miscreants on the night of January 15. The incident took place around 10:30 PM in the Ambagaon area, coinciding with the Assamese Bhogali Bihu celebrations, triggering widespread outrage.

The Commission for Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue (TNBC) organized the Week of prayer for Christian Unity Rally to promote unity and diversity on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at Christ Hall Seminary, Karumathur, Tamil Nadu, India.

The CRI (Goa) unit organized the 18th Major Superiors' Meeting at the Pilar Pilgrim Centre in Pilar on the theme of Pilgrims of Hope on Synodal Pathway.

“Our Call is to proclaim the Gospel to all and become the Apostles of Hope," said Simião Fernandes, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, Goda, western India.

Catholic youth leaders in India expressed approval of the ten priorities stipulated in the working document for the 36th plenary assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI).

Father John Boi's ordination ceremony was conducted at the temporary hall of Assumption Parish, presided over by Archbishop Linus Neli.

“Physicians treat patients, but ultimately, God heals,” says a newly ordained Indian priest who studied medicine before becoming a missionary.

In a groundbreaking moment, Dr. Sister Noelle Rose, a member of the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel (CMC), will lead the 12-member National Service Scheme (NSS) contingent from the southern Indian state of Kerala at the Republic Day parade in Delhi on January 26

A disturbing trend of escalating violence against Christians in India has continued, with 2024 recording 834 incidents in just 366 days.

Father Felix Wilfred, an eminent theologian, scholar, and former professor at the University of Madras, passed away today in Chennai at the age of 76.

The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) Commission for Bible will organize the “All India Bible Congress 2025” in South India.