catholic church
- Kerala
Catholic Bishop criticises Kerala government’s new liquor policy
Thiruvananthapuram: The Thamarassery Bishop of the Catholic Church, Remigius Maria Paul Inchananayil has lashed out at the Kerala government for its new liquor policy. The government had announced that the state-controlled Beverages…
- World
China adopts harsh measures to intimidate Catholic churches
Beijing: China has adopted harsh measures against Catholic churches to sinicize Christians in the country. Indika Sri Aravinda, a freelance journalist, writing in Colombo Gazette said that the destruction or desecration of…
- Kerala
Kerala bishop’s ‘narcotics jihad’ remark sparks outrage; plea filed against him
Thiruvananthapuram: Adding to the growing rate of Islamophobia, the Syro Malabar Church Pala diocese bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt said that Catholic girls in Kerala were victims of “narcotic jihad”. The bishop further…
- World
Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests
Vatican City: Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office can…
- World
Pope Francis appoints first woman Under-Secretary with right to vote in Synod of Bishops
Rome: For the first time, Pope Francis has appointed a female Under-Secretary with a right to vote in Synod of Bishops. According to a report by CNN, French Sister Nathalie Becquart will…
- Crime
Sister Abhaya case: Priest, Nun found guilty of murder
Thiruvananthapuram: Twenty-eight years after the mysterious death of Sister Abhaya, an inmate of St.Pious convent at Kottayam in Kerala, a CBI special court here on Tuesday held it was a case of murder…
- World
Pope Francis accuses critics of stabbing him in back
Vatican City: Pope Francis has accused his critics of stabbing him in the back, and said he is “not afraid” of the Catholic Church splitting. Speaking after a trip to Africa, the…
- World
9 Muslim ministers, 2 governors step down in Sri Lanka en masse over Easter bombings
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Muslim ministers resigned en masse Monday (June 3) over widespread hate attacks against their community in the wake of the Easter Sunday bombings that hit the majority Buddhist nation.…
- News
Pope Francis apologises to Roma for Catholic discrimination
Londn:Pope Francis has apologised to the Roma people on behalf of the Catholic Church for the persecution they have faced historically, during his visit to Romania. At a meeting with Roma people…
- India
Church reminds re-elected PM of his ‘New India’ pledge
New Delhi: Congratulating PM Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah on the party’s victory in Lok Sabha, the Catholic Church in India on Saturday in a letter to Modi urged the…
