The Federation of Telugu Churches (FTC) brought together about 50 bishops, Church leaders, representatives and special invitees for its Annual General Body Meeting on September 1 at St. John’s Regional Seminary in Ramanthapur, Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana in southern India.
The Catholic Church in India is expanding consultation, lay participation and regional collaboration as part of its effort to build a more synodal and missionary Church, said Fr. Stephen George Alathara, representing South Asia.
More than 200 Catholic men from eight Mao villages gathered at St. Joseph Parish in Tadubi, in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, for a two-day seminar aimed at strengthening their role in family life, the Church and society.
Cardinal Mar Baselios Cleemis Catholicos, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, marked 25 years of episcopal ministry with a silver jubilee celebration in Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, on August 22, 2026.
Religious leaders from across India's major faith traditions gathered on July 28 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Archbishop Angelo Innocent Fernandes, celebrating his enduring legacy of interreligious dialogue, peace, and mutual understanding.
Young farmers of the Chicalim Youth Farmers Club in Goa, India, recently transplanted paddy in the fields where their former parish priest, Fr. Bolmax Fidelis Pereira, had encouraged them to revive agriculture and care for the environment.
A Catholic woman who survived the 2004 Kumbakonam school fire, one of the deadliest school tragedies in India's history, has been appointed to the Tamil Nadu state civil service after years of perseverance through poverty, personal loss, and repeated attempts at competitive examinations.
The parishioners of Our Lady of Salvation Church, Dadar, popularly known as the Portuguese Church in Mumbai, western India, launched their parish theme for 2026–27, “Word Fed, Spirit Led,” during a solemn Eucharistic celebration on June 20.
The Indian government has proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), prompting concern among civil society organizations, human rights advocates, religious leaders, and opposition political parties.
A Catholic woman from eastern India who initially left home to work in a convent kitchen has credited that experience with helping her discover a vocation to religious life.
The Institute Mater Dei in Goa, a coastal state in western India, inaugurated its new academic year on June 9 with a Eucharistic celebration and an opening program focused on mission, formation, and safeguarding.
On June 7, 2026, Archbishop Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão of Goa and Daman in western India, together with Auxiliary Bishop Simião Fernandes and representatives of diocesan bodies, released the Pastoral Letter for the 2026–2027 pastoral year titled “Abide in Me” (Jn 15:4).
In the industrial district of Andheri East in Mumbai, western India, Holy Family Church, Chakala, has developed a sustained environmental programme that integrates ecological practices into parish life and operations.
A People’s Tribunal on Violence Against Christians in India heard testimonies from survivors, community leaders, researchers, lawyers, and human rights advocates who documented what they described as a growing pattern of violence and discrimination against Christians in several parts of the country.
The popular devotional music reality show Gospel Singer has returned for its second season as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Catholic Diocese of Indore in central India, marking a significant milestone for the nationwide Catholic talent competition.
Catholic entrepreneurs from across Goa, a coastal state on India's western coast, gathered on May 28 for the 175th Business Conference of Goa Dimensions South Zone, held at a hotel in Margao, the commercial hub of South Goa.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral of the diocese of Darjeeling, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, organized a blood donation camp on May 24 to support the district hospital blood bank facing a shortage of supply.
The Examiner, the Catholic newsweekly of the Archdiocese of Bombay, marked the 60th World Day of Social Communications with a writers’ workshop titled Ink and Inspiration, reflecting on the theme “Preserving Human Voices and Faces” in an era increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.
In Senapati, a hill district in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, a young dental surgeon is using crochet work to support unemployed youth and school dropouts through skill training and handmade art.
A college student who safely returned home after a kidnapping incident in eastern India has credited the intercession of Our Lady of Fatima for his rescue, strengthening devotion among Catholics in Odisha state.
