Archbishop seeks help for India’s rice farmers
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Archbishop seeks help for India’s rice farmers

CHANGANACHERRY (UCAN): “It is heartbreaking to see the waterlogged paddy fields and hear the cries…

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Our Lady of Dolours Basilica [Puthanpally], of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Thrissur City in Kerala, India. Photo: by Sujin c on Unsplash
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People from Syro-Malabar Church in India call on Vatican to settle liturgy row

(UCAN): Priests and laity in the Syro-Malabar-rite Archdiocese of Ernakulum-Angamaly in, Kerala, India, have appealed…

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What lurks behind the veil in India?
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What lurks behind the veil in India?

Father Myron J. Pereira sj For centuries, men have told women what they should wear…

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Catholic teachers in Kerala fight government discrimination
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Catholic teachers in Kerala fight government discrimination

(UCAN): The Catholic bishops in the southern Indian state of Kerala have called on the…

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Decades-old statue of Jesus removed in southern India
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Decades-old statue of Jesus removed in southern India

BANGALORE (Agencies): Disregarding provisions of this new law protecting religious structures, government officials in Karnataka,…

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