In its General Body Meeting held on July 5, 2025, the Tamil Nadu Catholic Youth Movement (TCYM) called on its members to become voices of hope and agents of change in the nation’s political landscape.
A one-day seminar for rural women was held under the theme “Empowered to Empower” at Infant Jesus Church, Bolpur, West Bengal, eastern India, on July 4, 2025.
On June 28, 2025, Pope Leo XIV named Elias Frank, currently bishop of Asansol, as the new Coadjutor Bishop of the Archdiocese of Calcutta, West Bengal, eastern India.
The Archdiocese of Madras–Mylapore, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, launched a signature campaign on June 26, calling on the State Government to provide a 4.6% internal reservation for Dalit Christians, people belonging to the lowest rung of the oppressive Indian caste system, within the existing Backward Class (BC) quota.
The Young Catholic Students / Young Students’ Movement (YCS/YSM), a key arm of the Youth Commission under the Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council (TNBC), held its Regional General Body Meeting on June 22, 2025, in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
In a groundbreaking moment for transgender representation in Indian academia, Dr. N Jency has become the first transgender woman in Tamil Nadu to earn a PhD and be appointed as Assistant Professor in the English Department at Loyola College, Chennai.
The CCBI Centre in Bangalore hosted the solemn installation of Rev. Dr. Patrick Mathias, SDB, as the new Secretary of the CCBI Bible Commission, and Rev. Sr. Margarita Dias, SCB, as the new Associate Director for Communio (Training and Programmes).
On the fifth anniversary of the deadly Galwan Valley clash, the Catholic community in Odisha’s Kandhamal district remembered and honored one of their own, Chandrakanta Pradhan, the only Catholic among the 20 Indian soldiers who died defending the nation in 2020 at Bearpanga, Odisha, on June 16.
With a view to forming youth leaders who are spiritually grounded, socially aware, and ready to respond to the challenges of today’s world with faith and professionalism, the Youth Commission of the Tamil Nadu Bishops' Council (TNBC) conducted a 10-day residential training programme titled “Pedagogy Pro – Youth Ministry” at Arul Vazhvuh Illam in the Diocese of Kottar, South India.
As part of the Jubilee 2025 celebration, the Diocese of Dindigul in Tamil Nadu, South India, organized a Children’s Faith Formation Convention on June 7, 2025, at St. Mary's Higher Secondary School Campus, Dindigul.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has expressed deep sorrow and solidarity in the wake of the tragic crash of Air India Flight AI171 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on the afternoon of June 12, 2025.
The Commission for Canon Law and Other Legislative Texts of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) officially inaugurated a one-year “Diploma Course in Canon Law for a Synodal Church” on June 7, 2025.
The Telangana Federation of Churches (TFC) convened its Annual General Body Meeting at the Hyderabad Archdiocesan Social Service Society (HASSS) office in Secunderabad on June 3.
