A dynamic, Spirit-led lay movement is empowering the faithful to become active agents of evangelization, witnessing Christ in their families, parishes, and society in a southern Indian diocese.
The youth of St. Sebastian’s Church in Ellis Nagar, a parish in the southern Indian city of Madurai, marked the Lenten season with a series of awareness programs linking faith with personal and social transformation.
Members of the Tamil Nadu Catholic Youth Movement of the Diocese of Kottar, south India, conducted a field study on March 1 to express solidarity with the fishing community of Thomaiyarpuram in the Diocese of Thoothukudi amid their ongoing struggle for livelihood.
Youth from St. Sebastian’s Church in the Archdiocese of Madurai, southern India, staged a Lenten play highlighting the life and legacy of Jesuit priest and social justice advocate Stan Swamy.
In the quiet village of Thiruvarangam in Tamil Nadu, southern India, devotion continues to grow around a 19th-century French Jesuit missionary whom local Catholics lovingly call "Mudiyappar Swamy."
A Catholic music concert titled NOVA was held at the Good Shepherd Convent Auditorium in Chennai on February 7, bringing together clergy, musicians and youth from across the Archdiocese of Chennai–Mylapore.
The Tamil version of the internationally acclaimed movie Face of the Faceless is set to premiere in theaters across Tamil Nadu on November 21, marking another milestone in Catholic media collaboration in India.
A vibrant event titled “We the People of India” brought together more than 200 young people on November 8 at the Pastoral Centre of the Archdiocese of Madras–Mylapore, Tamil Nadu, South India.
The second day of the ongoing Pasumai Payanam, a historic cycling awareness journey from Kanyakumari to Chennai in Tamil Nadu, South India, began with an inaugural ceremony at Christ the King Higher Secondary School, Tirunelveli, on November 7.
The Tamil and Telugu versions of the award-winning Hindi movie “The Face of the Faceless” will be released in more than 60 theatres on November 21, 2025, bringing to life the inspiring story of Blessed Rani Maria Vattal, a Franciscan Clarist nun and devoted social worker who was martyred in 1995 for her mission among the poor.
