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Cardinal Poola Anthony elected CBCI president at 37th general body meeting
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (175+ words) Published - February 08, 2026 10:28 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Catholic Bishops" Conference of India (CBCI), the apex body of the Catholic Church in the country, has elected new office bearers during its 37th general body meeting held on February 7. The newly elected leadership will…...
Fr. Leslie D’Souza appointed new Bishop of Udupi Diocese
1+ week, 1+ day ago (238+ words) Published - January 31, 2026 08:37 pm IST - MANGALURU Fr. Leslie Clifford D'Souza, parish priest of the Our Lady of Health Church in Shirva, was appointed the Bishop of Udupi Diocese by Pope Leo XIV on Saturday. The appointment follows the retirement of Bishop…...
Pastors’ body decries attacks on churches in Telangana
1+ week, 4+ day ago (167+ words) Pastors" body decries attacks on churches in Telangana HYDERABADTelangana United Christians and Pastors Association (TUCPA) has expressed concern at the ongoing attacks on churches and other religious structures in the State.The TUCPA General Secretary Goneh Solomon Raj said on…...
Watch: Catholic priest DJs in Beirut nightclub, sparking backlash and debate
3+ week, 5+ day ago (23+ words) Watch: Catholic priest DJs in Beirut nightclub, sparking backlash and debate'The Hindu Watch: Catholic priest DJs in Beirut nightclub, sparking backlash and debate...
Challenges faced by the Church have deep spiritual dimensions, says Thattil
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (182+ words) Published - January 07, 2026 10:25 pm IST - KOCHI The 34th Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church was inaugurated by Major Archbishop Mar Raphael Thattil at St. Thomas Mount, the headquarters of the church, at Kakkanad on Wednesday (January 7, 2025). In his inaugural address, Mar…...
Archbishop Thattil calls unity a force to shape history
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (160+ words) Archbishop Thattil emphasizes the transformative power of community unity and faith in shaping history during the Syro-Malabar Church event. A community with a profound sense of faith and unity has the power to change the course of an era, observed…...
Syro-Malabar Church synod from Jan. 6
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (121+ words) The Syro-Malabar Church's 34th Synod of Bishops begins January 6, 2026, at Mount St. Thomas, Kochi. Published - January 05, 2026 09:57 pm IST - KOCHI The first session of the 34th meeting of the Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church will begin at Mount St. Thomas in…...
CSI Church says steps on to free Keralite priest, wife arrested in Maharashtra
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (185+ words) Updated - December 31, 2025 03:26 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram Church of South India (CSI) South Kerala diocese's Board for Mission joint director Fr. Jayan told The Hindu on Wednesday that steps were being taken under the leadership of diocese secretary T.T. Praveen to free the…...
Calicut Archdiocese to host âFelix Natalisâ in city on December 28
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (155+ words) Published - December 27, 2025 08:20 pm IST - KOZHIKODE Minister for Public Works and Tourism P.A. Mohamed Riyas will open "Felix Natalis, a grand Christmas celebration with the parade of hundreds of participants dressed up as Santa Claus, in Kozhikode city on Sunday (December 28). The…...
In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (323+ words) Published - December 25, 2025 05:11 pm IST - VATICAN CITY Pope Leo decried conditions for "Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday (December 25, 2025), in an "unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, "spiritual service on the day Christians across "the…...