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Goa Parishes Celebrate Independence Day by Preserving Faith and Cultural Heritage
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (340+ words) Goa, August 16, 2026: Catholic parishes across the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman marked India’s 80th Independence Day on August 15 alongside the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, combining religious observance with celebrations of Goan culture, community and heritage. Several…...
Pope: Sunday Mass must form Catholics through reverent worship
17+ hour, 3+ min ago (326+ words) Vatican City, August 15, 2026: Pope Leo XIV has urged priests and lay Catholics to respect liturgical norms and ensure that Sunday Mass serves as a profound opportunity for liturgical formation. The Pope made the appeal in a message to participants in…...
Belgaum Diocese Marks Independence Day with Interfaith Programmes
17+ hour, 6+ min ago (179+ words) Belgaum, August 15, 2026: The Diocese of Belgaum marked Independence Day with a series of interfaith programmes aimed at promoting communal harmony, fraternity and mutual respect among people of different religious traditions. The programmes were organised by Fr. Michael Souza, Diocesan Secretary…...
Bihar-Jharkhand seminar urges mission-oriented, synodal approach to vocation ministry
20+ hour, 51+ min ago (493+ words) Ranchi, August 15, 2026: Vocation promoters and early-stage formators from the Bihar-Jharkhand region have been urged to move beyond recruitment-focused approaches and adopt a more pastoral, missionary and synodal model of accompanying young people in their vocational discernment. The call came during…...
Pope Leo XIV: Mary’s Assumption Reveals Humanity’s Destiny of Eternal Life
23+ hour, 6+ min ago (371+ words) Castel Gandolfo, 15 August 2026 — Pope Leo XIV marked the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary by inviting the faithful to contemplate their ultimate destiny: the fullness of eternal life in God. Addressing pilgrims gathered at Castel Gandolfo for…...
Convent School in Sagar Faces Protests over Conversion Allegations
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (449+ words) Khurai, Madhya Pradesh, August 15, 2026: A Catholic school in Khurai under Sagar diocese witnessed protests by Hindu organisations this week following allegations of religious conversion on its premises, prompting demands for a formal inquiry into the institution's activities, finances and sources…...
Ambikapur Diocese Sets Up Mental Health Team to Expand Parish-Level Support
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (331+ words) AMBIKAPUR, August 14, 2026: The Diocese of Ambikapur has formed a mental health ministry team to expand awareness, counselling and referral services through parishes and local faith communities. The team was formed following a seminar on “Mental Health at the Grassroots” held…...
Karnataka Christian Community Urges CM D.K. Shivakumar to Repeal Anti-Conversion Bill
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (312+ words) BENGALURU, August 14, 2026: Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, accompanied by Energy Minister K.J. George, paid a courtesy visit to the Archbishop’s House in Bengaluru and met Archbishop Peter Machado of Benguluru, the Auxiliary Bishops and priests. During the meeting, several matters concerning the…...
A Dutch Woman’s 2,800-Kilometre Journey of Faith from Maastricht to Rome
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (602+ words) Netherlands, Aug 13, 2026: Christel Grimbergen, a 52-year-old psychiatrist from Amsterdam, has completed an extraordinary solo pilgrimage on foot from Maastricht in the Netherlands to Rome, covering around 2,800 kilometres over three months and three weeks. Her journey was motivated by both faith…...
Falling Fertility and the Unborn Child: India’s Debate on the Right to Life
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (1119+ words) CHENNAI, August 13, 2026: Declining fertility rates and a rapidly ageing population in southern India are prompting renewed debate over family size, childbirth and the protection of unborn children, with political leaders, courts and Christian groups addressing different aspects of the issue....