Tag: India
Catholic social worker in India wins ‘life-time achievement award’
The award was given to Thomas Scaria, who heads the Ecolink Institute of Well-being, for his contributions to prevent substance abuse
400-year-old chapel in India faces demolition to give way to football...
The chapel was built in 1607 by Portuguese missionaries and has “great architectural, historical and cultural value”
Evangelical church torched in India’s Madhya Pradesh state
Police have already launched a probe into those behind the burning of the church
Virginity test on Catholic nun unconstitutional, says Delhi court
The Delhi court’s verdict that came 15 years after the nun filed the petition said, “Virginity testing is a form of inhuman treatment"
Indian prelate who took middle path in Bangalore liturgy dispute dies
Archbishop Pinto was born on May 18, 1925, in Bantwal in Mangalore diocese and was ordained a priest on August 24, 1952
Two new Catholic bishops appointed, one retires in India
Pope Francis appointed Father Wilbert Marwein as bishop of Nongstoin and Father James Shekhar as bishop of Buxar diocese in Bihar
Catholic Church leaders in India protest burning of Bible in Kerala...
A Catholic priest said the incident was “a deliberate attempt to disturb communal peace and harmony in society”
India’s Catholic bishops vow to face challenges in ‘synodal way’
The bishops vowed to “stand in solidarity with those affected by persecution, displacement, discrimination and marginalization”
Telling the Story of Jesus in our Context: The Synodal Way
Statement of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India at the end of its 34th Plenary Assembly
Modi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on 75th anniversary of death
The death anniversary of Gandhi, who is widely known in India as Bapu (father), is also observed as Martyrs' Day in the country
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