Indian Church

The Commission for Canon Law and Other Legislative Texts of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) is delighted to announce a Certificate Course in Canon Law.

The Catholic leaders in India have expressed approval for the high court's decision to junk the request for the mercy killing of a patient in a vegetative state for 11 years.

“I exhort all of you to ensure that the National Day of Fasting and Prayer is observed most fruitfully in your respective dioceses, regions, and parishes so that the power of prayer is harnessed to its fullest for the good of our nation,” Archbishop Thazhath.

'Violence against Christians in India has been rising consistently since 2014', according to the United Christian Forum (UCF),

Archbishop Peter Machado Bangalore (third from the left) hands over to a female participant the certificate of completion of the media training on May 31, 2023.

The protesters expressed serious concern over attack on persons, churches and institutions and registration of malicious FIRs against Christians along with illegal detentions and non-registration of FIRs despite complaints filed by victims.

Bishop Alphonse Bilung SVD, Bishop emeritus of Rourkela  of Orissa breathed his last at the age of 92 on 11 November 2022 at 9.40 pm at  Catholic Mission Hospital, Nuagaon (Rourkela).

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Catholic Church of India has been doing its part in cooperation with authorities to help curb the spread of the virus and reach out to the poor and needy.