Nirmala Carvalho

Mgr Thomas Menamparampil, who addressed the International Eucharistic Congress with his catechesis titled ‘The Eucharist as mission, the mission as dialogue,’ saw joy in the faces of participants who paid attention even during the longest and most serious meetings. He stressed the importance of silent Eucharistic adoration to hear Jesus’ cry on the cross, and spoke about the meaning of work in India, “periphery of peripheries”.

Australian religious leaders arrive tomorrow in the Indian capital. From here, they embark on a pilgrimage across the country. Islam expert Fr Victor Edwin SJ has arranged various meetings and visits, including to a Delhi mosque and shrine.

The man was taken forcefully by a mob of 200 Hindu extremists. He is accused of having lured three men under the pretext of attending a meditation session. Police opened three cases, one against the Christian and two against extremists. Christian leader. "The accusations do not hold up. No sensible person would ever do what they say. Christians always respect the laws ".

The priest is still in shock and in intensive care suffering from head injuries. Hindu radicals suspected of attack in attempt to publicize today’s visit by Narendra Modi to Coimbatore. The police fail to help the victims. The "Assisi Snehalaya center ", founded by the Franciscans 12 years ago, praised for his service. Card. Gracias: The Catholic Church in India offers the largest health service, after the government, without distinction of race or creed.

As Saint John Paul II taught, through one’s illness, one shares in the sufferings of Jesus and the redemption of the world. During his long period of convalescence spent in long prayers and deepening intimacy with the mystery of Jesus, the archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar (Orissa) shows how to live the Year of Mercy and the Consecrated Life as a sick person.

Fr Irudaya Jothi sj, a well known social activist, speaks about the legislation that was supposed to eliminate hunger in India. In its original version, its reach was much wider. Under its current form, it excludes various groups. in addition, the problem of corruption still hangs over its implementation. The Church remains on the forefront of the campaign to increase the visibility of the problem of hunger.

The Sister Disciples of the Divine Master celebrated Pongal in Prarthanalaya chapel. The festival celebrates harvest time and is one of Hinduism’s foremost rituals. For Sister Amita, Laudato si’ “is based on [the principle of] integral ecology and the link between ecology, society and economy,” like Pongal festival.

All those detained were taking part in a private dinner to mark a Hindu harvest festival. Police took the accused, including a blind married couple, to a police station. They were released the next day on bail. For the archbishop of Bhopal, “Sangh Parivar activists have taken advantage of” the state’s anti-conversion law, “making false and baseless allegations.”

Russia’s ambassador to India had invited Fr Seraphym for a prayer with diplomats and their families. Instead, he was deported from Chennai, some believe because of concerns over possible “evangelisation”. For anonymous source, the incident bodes nothing well for Indian-Russian relations.

Mgr Felix Machado chairs the Office for Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences. Deeply pained, he calls the Jakarta attacks, "cowardly acts against innocent people in the name of religion, which does not help either God nor the people of God.” For him, inter-faith dialogue is crucial. Religions can teach “the greatness and dignity of the human person by spreading a clearer sense of the oneness of the human family.”

Pilgrims to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount kneel in front of the priest and ask to confess. Msgr. Nereus Rodrigues is rector of the Basilica, where Card. Gracias opened the Holy Door. The bishop has set up panels that draw attention to the corporal works of mercy. The Holy Door decorated with messages. Thousands of pilgrims visiting.

An Indian newspaper reported an alleged meeting between the Hindu group and Catholic Church leaders. The alleged purpose of the meeting was the creation of a joint organisation. For Fr Joseph Xavier, the claim is an attempt at “false propaganda” for electoral purposes. “There was no meeting for that purpose,” he said; “there was a Christmas celebration,” which the Catholic Bishops Conference of India organises every year.