Tag: India
Apostolic Nuncio to India to dedicate new shrine to St. Michael
The Apostolic Nuncio to India is set to dedicate St. Michael’s Shrine in Andhra Pradesh, as the parish celebrates 80 years of service to...
Mary Glowrey: First woman religious doctor being considered for sainthood
Eighty years ago, Doctor Sister Mary Glowrey, JMJ, an Australian born and educated medical missionary, founded India’s largest...
Birth of Our Lady unites people of all faiths in India
Every year, St. Mary's Basilica commemorates the Feast Day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, observed with great splendor and pomp.
Enterprising Catholic nun connects to youth through filmmaking
A Catholic nun living in the western Indian city of Mumbai, Sister Josefina Albuquerque, has taken the initiative to dive into the film...
Church in India to observe a national day of prayer for peace in Manipur
The Catholic Church of India has called for a national day of prayer on Sunday, July 2, to end the ongoing sectarian violence in Manipur.
India’s first Dalit cardinal vows to be ‘missionary of compassion’
The Indian Church leader said his elevation to the College of Cardinals is in keeping with Pope Francis’ “care for the poorest of the poor”