India

Even as India continues to report a daily COVID-19 infection rate of over 380,000 cases and the media is replete with distress stories from all over the country, several Catholic dioceses have come forward to help, in whatever way they can, those most affected.

Archbishop Emeritus Antony Anandarayar of Pondicherry-Cuddalore in India succumbed to COVID-19 on Tuesday, May 4. He was 76.

As the coronavirus pandemic worsens across India, a Catholic parish in the south Indian state of Kerala canceled a 211-year-old tradition of celebrating the feast of its patron saint.

The Catholic bishops of India blamed the government’s “complacency” and “negligence” for the recent surge in COVID-19 infections in the country.

It was a day of joy and thanksgiving as a remote tribe in the northeast of India celebrated its first religious vocation last week.

The Church in India lost six priests in just 36 hours to the coronavirus disease.

Archbishop Emeritus Lucas Sirkar of Calcutta died on Sunday, April 18. He was 84.

Several Catholic Church leaders in India accused the government of double standards for allowing Hindus to hold traditional ceremonies this week even as strict measures are imposed on other religions.

The Vincentian Congregation, a south Indian religious congregation started in Kerala State in 1904, has elected Father John Kandathinkara as its new superior general during the general chapter in Edappally, Kochi, on April 14, 2021.

The country reported 184,372 cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed, taking total infections to 13.9 million. Deaths rose by 1,027, to a toll of 172,085.

Jesuit priest Varghese Paul Chollamadam, a writer and author of books, died in Vadodra, Gujarat, India, on April 10. He was 78.

A modern dental care unit has been inaugurated at the Krick and Bourry Memorial Hospital, which is run by the Catholic Church in Miao diocese of Arunachal Pradesh

The various departments of the Catholic Church in India's northeast region reviewed their role in fighting the spread of the coronavirus disease in a meeting on April 8 and 9.

The Catholic Church in India has been very active in supporting government protocols as the country faces another wave of COVID-19 infections.

The priest is founder director of Christ Educational Foundation and is currently the director of Rajkot’s Christ Hospital, the first COVID-19 healthcare institution in Gujarat.

Caritas India director, Father Paul Moonjely said that coastal parts of India have suffered natural disasters due to climate change.

A Catholic Church leader in India called for dialogue after Maoist rebels killed 22 security personnel in Chhattisgarh state on April 3.

The harassment of two Catholic nuns on a train in India has spiraled into a major issue that has cut across religious and political lines.

The prelate of the Archdiocese of Imphal in India reminded priests and religious in his territory of their “two-fold ministry” of pastoral care and education of the faithful.

The New Delhi-based Institute of Harmony and Peace Studies (IHPS), which is headed by a Catholic priest, has been selected for a UN award sponsored by King Abdullah II of Jordan.