As a dispute over how to celebrate the liturgy embroils India's Syro-Malabar Church — one of the Catholic Church's Eastern Catholic churches — sisters continue parish ministries and holding catechism classes.
Jesuit Fr. Stan Swamy, 84, jailed on dubious terrorism charges since October, died July 5 at Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai. He had been moved to the hospital from jail in late May, under orders from a local court.
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Amid thousands dying daily of COVID-19 in India, the pandemic has taken a heavy toll on church leaders. Dozens of priests, scores of nuns and hundreds of laypeople have died since mid-April.
As India faces a massive surge in new infections and deaths caused by COVID-19, Pope Francis said he was praying for all those affected by the huge health emergency.
Catholic hospital directors in India told Catholic News Service they did not have enough facilities to treat patients as India set records for the number of COVID-19 deaths — numbers many people believe were underreported.
Students in coastal Goa, India, are using social media platforms to fight back the government's attempt to turn their state into a coal handling and transportation hub.
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church raised $5,000 to plant the trees in Kenya, as part of a continuing commitment to environmental stewardship and a newfound fellowship in faith with farmers an ocean away.
