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The faithful gather at the site of Father Arul Das' death in the Jamboni jungle on Sept. 2, 2024.

Thousands gather in jungle for celebration honoring Catholic priest killed in eastern India

Sep 10, 2024

The priest was shot and pierced with arrows in his thatched chapel-house during the early hours of Sept. 2, 1999. Read more

India's supreme court building is pictured in New Delhi on July 9, 2018.

Church hails India Supreme Court for reaffirming ban on euthanasia: ‘Extremely happy’

Aug 22, 2024

“We are extremely happy that the sacredness of life has been upheld by the court,” Archbishop Raphy Manjaly of the... Read more

Christians take part in a Good Friday procession in Amritsar on March 29, 2024.

Hundreds of Christian leaders appeal for persecuted religious minorities in India

Aug 8, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

A letter organized by the Federation of Indian-American Christian Organizations in North America called for India to be named a... Read more

A synodal Mass in progress at St. Dominic Church at Aluva in the Ernakulam Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church on July14, 2024.

Syro-Malabar Church in India initiates plan to resolve bitter liturgical feud

Jul 17, 2024

“The Holy Qurbana [Mass] should not be the reason for division in the Church,” Father Antony Vadakkekara, Church spokesperson, told... Read more

The Incredulity of St. Thomas by Caravaggio.

St. Thomas the Apostle: more than just a doubter

Jul 3, 2024

By Theresa Doyle-Nelson

A closer look at Scripture reveals that there’s a lot more to the story of the apostle who went on... Read more