On August 22, the Archdiocese of Ende, Flores, Indonesia, celebrated the consecration and installation of Msgr. Paulus Budi Kleden as its new archbishop.
India's Civil Society organisations in Varanasi, the capital of Uttar Pradesh (UP), have come together to combat fundamentalist forces and prevent sectarian violence even as India's most populous state readies for elections.
The FCRA registration of Missionaries of Charity(MoC) was restored on January 7, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has confirmed. This has brought an immense sense of relief to the Catholic community in the country. The congregation, founded by Saint Teresa of Calcutta 71 years ago, is held in high esteem.
St. Claret Youth of Vishapatnam Archdiocese in Andhra Pradesh offered blankets and sarees as new year gifts to the poor in the slum of Velangini Matha parish, Kailasapuram.
As news of Christians being harassed from various parts of India comes trickling in the days following Christmas and leading up to the New Year, people from all societies have expressed their concern but concrete action is seen.
Ranchi archdiocese marked Christmas Day with Christmas presents to ensure the livelihood of sixty-two poor and needy people. The Archdiocese reached out to the extremely poor families who were most affected during the second wave of the Covid pandemic.
The Chief Minister of Odisha State in eastern India, Naveen Patnaik, on Thursday (December 30) directed district collectors to ensure that no shelter or orphanage under Missionaries of Charity (MC) suffers and added that money from the CM's relief fund could be used for aid if needed.
Sadbhav, an initiative to foster interfaith relations and communal harmony of the Society of Pilar, Goa, India, organised a celebration of Christmas with members from different faith communities to promote communal harmony on December 23.
The licence of Missionaries of Charity (MoC) for receiving foreign funds was not renewed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) citing “adverse inputs”. This action was taken on Christmas day and attracted criticism from various quarters.
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, SDB, the president of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC), condemned the “horrific atrocity” of killing innocent people discovered on Christmas Day.
Christians of various denominations in different parts of India faced threats, vandalism, and abuse by various right-wing Hindu organizations on the run-up to Christmas and on Christmas Day, even as the Union Government celebrated 'Good Governance Day' in December 25.
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines called on the faithful to do away with lavish Christmas parties in solidarity with the victims of typhoon “Odette”.
