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Catholic Bishops feel threatened, insecure following school shootings in P
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Police stationed an officer outside the school's gate due to sectarian concerns. On the other hand, on May 17, a police officer named Alam Khan opened fire on a school van, killing two girls (one of whom was only nine years old) and injuring five others and an adult. The officer was arrested
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"Centre should take necessary steps to restore peace in Manipur", Kerala C
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) president Cardinal Baselios Cleemis has issued a press release demanding to the Central Government that it should take necessary steps to restore peace in Manipur.
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Protests intensify in Pakistan against MP Chitrali's remarks
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
On March 28, Chitrali kicked a row of a heated parliamentary debate about the practice of many Pakistani universities to reward credits to the students who were able to memorise the Quran or the Bible. He distinguished between the Quran and other religious texts.
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Demise of Pope Benedict XVI: Kerala Catholic Church to observe mourning, s
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Kerala Catholic Church will observe mourning from January 1, 2023, post the demise of former Pope Benedict, as per an official press release of Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC).
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Mar Andrews Thazhath meets PM Modi over inviting Pope Francis to India
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) President Mar Andrews Thazhath met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament on Wednesday regarding inviting Pope Francis to India.
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Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council demands probe into violence at Vizhinjam
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC) on Monday demanded an impartial and fair investigation into the matter of violence which erupted yesterday at Vizhinjam as part of the protest against the Adani port.
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Three stabbed near Liverpool Street Station in central London: Police
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], October 6 (ANI): Three people were stabbed in an incident on Bishopsgate, near Liverpool Street Station, in central London however the case is not being treated as terror-related, said London Police.
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Allow believers in churches on Sundays: Kerala Bishop to CM
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], February 2 (ANI): Cardinal Mar George Alenchery, President of Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council wrote a letter to the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking to create an atmosphere for the believers to participate in worship at churches on Sundays.
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'It doesn't make sense,' says Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council over COVID
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], January 29 (ANI): Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC) on Friday criticised the COVID restrictions imposed in religious places by the State Government saying that "it does not make any sense."
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Invitation for Papal visit to India a historic decision: Kerala Catholic B
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], October 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a noble and laudable gesture in inviting His Holiness Pope Francis to visit India, Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC) said on Saturday.
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Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council denies conflicts between Churches, calls
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 30 (ANI): The Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC) on Wednesday issued a statement in the wake of the ongoing controversies regarding 'Narcotic Jihad' and rejected attempts to portray that there is any kind of divisions between churches.
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Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council condoles demise of Stan Swamy
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 6 (ANI): The Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC) expressed its condolences on the death of the Jesuit priest Fr Stan Swamy and said that he was "denied even natural justice".
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