Archdiocese of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar

As Class 10 board examinations begin across India, many Catholic schools continue a long-standing practice: taking students to churches and Marian shrines for special prayer services ahead of the tests.

In a powerful testimony of faith, forgiveness, and resilience, four men who survived anti-Christian violence during their childhood have been ordained as Catholic priests, transforming personal trauma into a lifelong commitment to service and reconciliation.

Christians from Kandhamal, long known as a land of martyrs, have found renewed joy and hope in the ordination of Bishop Rabindra Kumar Ranasingh as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. His elevation holds deep symbolic meaning for a community that has endured some of the worst anti-Christian violence in India’s recent history.