More than 3,500 Catholics gathered at Holy Cross Parish in Dimapur, in India's northeastern state of Nagaland, on October 11 to celebrate the parish feast, with 181 candidates receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation and 180 receiving their First Holy Communion.
About 1,000 Catholics gathered for the feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Kalumaha, a rural Catholic village in Kandhamal district of eastern India’s Odisha state, joining in a candlelight procession, prayer and fellowship.
About 500 Catholics gathered at St. Michael’s Mission Station in Tiangia, in Odisha’s Kandhamal district in eastern India, on September 29 to celebrate the feast of St. Michael the Archangel and mark a new chapter in the life of a community shaped by violence and loss.
More than 300 students and 14 Daughters of Charity gathered at St. Catherine’s Convent in Raikia, in India’s eastern state of Odisha, on September 27 to celebrate the feast of St. Vincent de Paul and reflect on his legacy of service to the poor and marginalized.
Salesians organized a job fair in Guwahati, northeastern India, on September 16, bringing together 170 job seekers and 12 recruiting organizations to provide young people with employment opportunities, career guidance and direct access to potential employers.
About 500 Catholics, including 25 priests and 25 religious sisters, gathered at St. Sebastian’s Parish, Kurtumgarh, in eastern India on Sept. 16 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Religious Profession of Salesian Sr. Annie Theyattil, FMA.
Christians in Kandhamal, a predominantly tribal district in eastern India’s Odisha state, eastern India marked the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on Sept. 14 by remembering the suffering of Christians during the 2008 anti-Christian violence and reaffirming their commitment to faith, forgiveness and hope.
Eight candidates of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Annecy (SJA) are undertaking a pastoral immersion across Catholic communities in Kandhamal, eastern India, to deepen their understanding of faith, community life and religious service among people who have experienced poverty, social challenges and persecution.
Catechists in central India have been encouraged to see their ministry not simply as teaching Christian doctrine but as a vocation to witness to Jesus Christ and help others encounter the faith.
A five-year-old boy found alone at a railway station in Kerala, southern India, 28 years ago has been ordained a Catholic priest, completing a journey from childhood vulnerability to a vocation of service.
