Church shifts Assam flood appeal from relief to rehabilitation
Dibrugarh Diocese seeks urgent support to rebuild homes, restore livelihoods and help Assam flood survivors recover dignity after widespread devastation.
Month: July 2026
Trichur issues revised guidelines to strengthen parish coordination
Trichur archbishop has issued revised parish guidelines to revive inactive coordination teams, strengthen pastoral coordination and implement archdiocesan priorities effectively.
Education should form conscience, not merely transmit information
Sivagangai Bishop Lourdu Anandam urged educators to form conscience, warning digital culture weakens resilience, critical thinking, responsibility and authentic relationships.
Salem bishop stresses conscience in Mass intention guidelines
Salem Bishop Arulselvam Rayappan issues Mass intention guidelines, stressing conscience, canonical obligations, auditing requirements and proper handling of surplus intentions.
Rosary devotion promoted as path to peace and unity
Syro-Malabar Thamarassery bishop urges Catholics to pray the rosary for world peace and family sanctification through a 101-day perpetual devotion.
Justice’s liberty remarks earn welcome from India’s Catholic union
All India Catholic Union has welcomed Justice Ujjal Bhuyan’s defence of constitutional liberties, warning democracy suffers when dissent becomes criminalized.
Palai bishop urges families to rediscover roots through family trees
Palai bishop urged families to strengthen faith, preserve ancestral roots and support a diocesan family tree fostering lasting unity together.
Catholics urged to examine conscience, reject hypocrisy and compromise
Patna archbishop urges Catholics to examine conscience, reject hypocrisy, embrace authentic conversion and renew faithful Christian witness through integrity daily.
Kerala bishops urge youth to defend faith, justice, creation
Kerala bishops urged Catholic youth to embrace Church teaching, justice, creation care and reject addiction while strengthening parish participation worldwide.
Seminary debt prompts Syro Malankara Church funding appeal
Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal urges faithful to support seminary after mounting debt, declining foreign aid and widening operational funding deficit.
Nagpur Archdiocese advances eight-year pastoral plan through 2030
A synod-inspired roadmap is guiding faith formation, education, social development, community engagement across Nagpur Archdiocese through 2030 and future generations.
Indian Church urged to embrace Dalit Christians without prejudice
Kerala bishops urged Catholics to embrace Dalit Christians without prejudice, intensify advocacy and strengthen educational and community empowerment initiatives nationwide.
Madurai archbishop explains pallium as ministry of communion and service
Archbishop Antonysamy Savarimuthu of Madurai says the pallium signifies humble service, communion with Rome, and unity among neighbouring dioceses together.
Catholic journalists demand accountability after student protest assault
Indian Catholic Press Association condemned alleged police violence against peaceful student protesters, demanding accountability, transparent investigations, protection of democratic rights.
Archbishop calls parishes to confront Kerala’s growing drug menace
Kerala’s drug crisis is spreading rapidly among students, prompting Archbishop Thomas Tharayil of Changanacherry to mandate parishes ensure awareness, treatment.