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Father Alengaden was an active, creative, innovative, respective, inspiring leader, value educator, trendsetter and the dreamer of new India based on the Gandhian principles. Thousands of youngsters, educators, and leaders expressed their sorrow at the great loss of a great educator.  

The Cathedral of the Annunciation is the biggest Church in Madhya Pradesh. It covers 1200sqft built up area excluding the Sanctuary. The Sanctuary was well designed with wooden carvings. We also can witness the 12 Apostles beautifully depicted at the Sanctuary.

Pope Francis appointed John Rodrigues (56), Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, as Bishop of Poona in India and it was announced publicly from Rome on Saturday, March 25, 2023.

Archbishop Girelli inaugurated and blessed the newly built adoration chapel which will be used for the 24X7 adoration that will be live telecasted.

“Water must never be the object of waste or abuse, or provide the grounds for war, but must be preserved for our benefit and that of future generations,” Pope Francis says.

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Reverend Dr. Palawng Naw Tawng and Rev. Labya La Nan, together with 63 Second-Year Bachelor of Theology program students, took part in the Mass and learned about the Catholic faith and worship program at St. Columban Cathedral in Myitkyina, Myanmar, on March 12.

Bishop Dennis said, “Women’s Empowerment means to increase and improve women’s social, economic, political and legal strength and it will ensure that her entire family receives better healthcare, nutrition, access to education, employment, economic justice and sustainability.

“The daughters of the Good Shepherd have to imitate the Good Shepherd. They are to be the Shepherds who are unwilling to let the sheep’s lives suffer. The good shepherds give their lives not to lose the lives of the sheep,” Bishop Maurice Nyunt Wai said.

Bishop Emmanuel Trance read the Pope's letter in which the Pope expressed his closeness to the local Church and recalled the late bishop's "many years of devoted priestly and episcopal ministry."

Sixteen young persons will be chosen for the 2023 batch so as to enhance their potential to communicate their faith through digital media.

The Kandhamal Human Right Awards recognize individuals/organizations/movements for their outstanding contribution to the promotion, protection, and advancement of human rights, social justice, and equitability for all. 

“Our life is a dialogue with the poor, and I think, and I believe that that's the only way or the only measure I have of my fidelity as a bishop. If as a bishop I live in this dialogue with the poor, it won't be challenging in our diocese,” Bishop Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit explained.

The Vatican’s embassy office in the capital of Nicaragua, Managua, was closed and Monsignor Marcel Mbaye Diouf, chargé d'affaires, moved to Costa Rica on March 17.

Pope Francis offered his closeness to the victims of Ecuador’s earthquake during his Angelus on Sunday.

Archbishop Joseph Powathil (92), Emeritus of Changanacherry Syro-Malabar Archeparchy, passed away on Saturday 18 March 2023. He was the former President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India and Kerala Catholic Bishops' Conference.

Bishop Victor Dela Cruz Ocampo of Gumaca Diocese, Philippines, passed away at 5:58 PM at the hospital in Gumaca in Quezon province, Philippines, on March 16 from a heart attack at 71.

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“A woman's greatest strength is her courage to challenge society and face the future.,” Father Jerome Eeronimus, Vicar General of Madurai Archdiocese.

“During the night of March 12-13, the door and some of the walls of the facade of the Church of the Sacred Heart were painted with satanic phrases," Press statement.