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Kovind condoles demise of longest-serving bishops in India
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday condoled the death of Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma Valiya Metropolitan, one of the longest-serving bishops in India, saying he touched people with his kindness, religiosity, compassion and service.
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Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council urges EC not to conduct Assembly polls be
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], February 17 (ANI): The Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC) has written a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora urging him to not conduct the Assembly polls in Kerala from April 1 to April 6, citing important holy days of Christians.
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Pope Francis appoints first woman Under-Secretary with right to vote in Sy
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 7 (ANI): For the first time, Pope Francis has appointed a female Under-Secretary with a right to vote in Synod of Bishops.
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No change in Catholic Church's teachings on family life, homosexuality: Ke
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], October 22 (ANI): Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC) on Thursday issued a statement regarding the news that Pope Francis declared support for civil union laws for same-sex couples.
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Kerala nun pens autobiography, outlines 'sexual abuse, harassment by bisho
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Wayanad (Kerala) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Sister Lucy Kalappura, one of the nuns who protested against rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, on Monday said that her autobiography titled 'Karthaavinte Naamathil' (in the name of the Lord) also states the sexual abuses from priests and bishops -- a
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Catholic bishops in Sri Lanka call for independent inquiry into Easter ter
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 14 (ANI): The Catholic Bishops' Conference in Sri Lanka (CBCSL) has urged the government to hold an "independent and impartial" inquiry into the Easter Sunday terror attacks as a matter of utmost urgency.
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Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council writes to EC seeking change in poll dates
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 14 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council wrote to State Election Commission seeking change in Lok Sabha poll date in the state and Puducherry which falls on April 18, citing the clash of dates with 'Maundy Thursday', a public ceremony on the Thursday before Eas
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Catholic Churches yet to overcome sexual abuse of minors: German Cardinal
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Fulda [Germany], Sept 25 (ANI): A new study on sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests under the domain of German Bishops' Conference indicates that the problem remains largely unresolved and more than 50 per cent of the accused go unpunished.
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Mamata's trip to Delhi as per schedule
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is all set to visit the capital on Tuesday and carry ahead with programmes scheduled earlier, despite the cancellation of an event at Delhi university's St. Stephen's College on August 1.
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Kerala Catholic Bishops writes to PM Modi over NCW's proposal
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jul 27 (ANI): Kerala Catholic Bishops Conference on Friday sent a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over National Commission of Women's (NCW) proposal to abolish the practice of confessions in church.
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Do not carry minority complex, we are all Indians: Top Catholic priest
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI), Cardinal Oswald Gracias, on Thursday urged the minority communities not to carry the minority complex, saying, "We are all Indians and all Indians have equal rights and all the Indians live tog
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Ujjain: Catholic hospital attacked, association cries foul over inaction
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) has alleged that a Catholic hospital in Ujjain was attacked by a mob of goons, but no action was taken by the authorities.
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