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Syro-Malabar Catholic Church leaders want a uniform liturgy. Why are they facing resistance?
Pope Francis has intervened in the decades-long dispute. Read more
Narendra Modi invites Pope Francis to visit India at 'very warm' Vatican meeting
Modi is the first Indian prime minister to visit the pope since June 2000. Read more
India's Christians see dangers in Karnataka survey, anti-conversion push
A Catholic archbishop in India’s Karnataka state has again called on the state government to withdraw its orders to survey... Read more
Vatican highlights challenge of ‘hyper-nationalism’ in Diwali message
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to meet Pope Francis on Oct. 30. Read more
Pope Francis to meet leaders of the US, India and South Korea in the next 24 hours
All three leaders are in Rome this week for the G20 summit. Read more
Indian Catholic archbishop criticizes Christian missionary survey plan
‘There is no good that will come out of it,’ said Archbishop Peter Machado. Read more
India’s Syro-Malabar Catholic Church to adopt ‘uniform’ liturgy
The new liturgy being introduced within India's Syro-Malabar Church will require the celebrant to face the congregation and the tabernacle... Read more
Catholic diocese in India offers cash incentives, scholarships for couples with more children
The Eastern-rite Syro-Malabar Diocese of Palai in Kerala state said it will pay 1,500 rupees (about US$21) monthly to the... Read more
In India, Catholic priest jailed for alleged hate speech after political remarks stir controversy
A Catholic priest in southern India who made political remarks, including criticism of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, has been... Read more
Asian bishops honor Indian Jesuit priest Stan Swamy as ‘martyr of the marginalized’
The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) on Tuesday mourned the death of Jesuit priest Stanislaus Lourduswamy, and called him... Read more
Pope Francis urges Indian Catholics to commit to uniform Syro-Malabar liturgy
The Syro-Malabar Church is one of the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches. Read more
Catholic archdiocese delivers food to families hit by India’s 2nd COVID-19 wave
Bhopal archdiocese is also helping the poor to pay medical bills. Read more
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Jailed Indian Jesuit Fr. Stan Swamy dies at age 84
He spent his final months jailed for his activism on behalf of Indian society’s lowest castes. Read more
Mother Teresa's lawyer blasts new podcast likening her order to a cult
A new podcast that likens St. Teresa of Calcutta to a cult leader is full of “untruths and false accusations,”... Read more
Catholic university in India opens COVID-19 care centers
St. Xavier’s University has opened care centers for people with no place to isolate at home. Read more
Pope Francis prays for pandemic-stricken India
The pope said: “I am writing to convey my heartfelt solidarity and spiritual closeness to all the Indian people.” Read more
‘We are alarmed’: Catholic aid groups respond to India’s COVID crisis
Catholic aid groups are mobilizing relief efforts in India, as the country is gripped by a worsening outbreak of the... Read more
Five Catholic priests in Indian diocese die of COVID-19 in 10 days
One bishop said: “I have seven priests in hospital right now, and those are the lucky ones who found a... Read more
Indian priest suspended after alleged attack on bishop
A Catholic priest from a northern Indian diocese has been suspended after allegedly physically assaulting the diocese’s bishop. Read more
Pope Francis prays for victims of glacier-caused flash flood in India
Pope Francis has voiced his prayers for the victims of a glacier-caused flash flood in India’s northern Uttarakhand state, as... Read more
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