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After 105 men, Sarah Mullally named first woman Archbishop of Canterbury in history of Church of England

October 03, 2025 3:53 pm

Mullally will face divisions over the treatment of women and LGBTQ people, and she will have to confront concerns that church leaders haven't done enough to stamp out the sexual abuse scandals that have dogged the church for more than a decade.

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PM Modi conveys felicitations to Pope from people of India

May 09, 2025 3:28 pm

Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Pope Leo XIV.

How a new Pope from outside Europe would reflect shifting Catholic landscape

April 23, 2025 3:50 pm

More than 7 out of 10 Catholics are today in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Only a fifth live in Europe. This is due to trends of population growth, fall in religiosity, and recent scandals in the Catholic Church.

‘A Pope of the People’: Mumbai’s catholics who met Pope Francis remember him as ‘a champion of those pushed to the periphery of society’

April 22, 2025 3:50 am

While the Holy Father never visited India, many from Mumbai had the opportunity to meet him

Bishop John Rodrigues inaugurates ‘Jubilee Year’: 'This is the time for collaboration and unity'

December 29, 2024 7:31 pm

The Catholic Church announced 2025 as "Jubilee Year", a church tradition that occurs every 25 years, with the theme “pilgrims of hope” which was chosen by Pope Francis.

Who is George Jacob Koovakad, the first Indian Catholic priest to be appointed as Cardinal?

January 09, 2025 8:44 am

The 51 year-old Monsignor – senior member of the clergy in the Catholic Church – was among the 21 priests from around the world inducted into the College of Cardinalsa on Saturday at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

Pope calls on church in Papua New Guinea to stand by women facing sorcery accusations

September 08, 2024 12:50 am

Papua New Guinea has alarming rates of gender-based violence, with 60% of women experiencing physical or sexual abuse from intimate partners, double the global average.

Miscreants loot church, attack 2 priests in Odisha's Sundergarh district

June 15, 2024 7:35 pm

The injured fathers were admitted to Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) and their health condition was stable. The health condition of the two fathers is reported to be stable, said Dr Ganesh Dash, DirectorH.

Vatican is trying to improve relations with China

Vatican makes fresh overture to China, reaffirms that Catholic Church is no threat to sovereignty

May 22, 2024 12:40 am

The Vatican hosted the head of China's bishops conference for an unprecedented, high-level commemoration of a landmark 1924 meeting in Shanghai.

Spain approves plan to compensate victims of Catholic Church sex abuse; church will be asked to pay

April 23, 2024 10:50 pm

After years of virtually ignoring the issue, Spain’s bishops apologized for the abuses committed by church members following the Ombudsman's report

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In Pictures: Thousands in attendance for his inauguration, Pope Leo XIV urges global unity

May 18, 2025 9:22 pm

Pope Leo XIV's historic inauguration Mass emphasises unity, peace, and faith, as he met with world leaders, including US V-P JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and called for an end to conflict and marginalisation of the poor.

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Easter 2022: What celebrations looked like in parts of the country

April 17, 2022 7:29 pm

Devotees gathered in large numbers to pray and remember Jesus Christ on this Holy Day. The churches came alive with hymns and prayers. Take a look at this gallery.