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The new diocese of Sultanpet, include the civil district of Palakkad in the state of Kerala, is bordered by the dioceses of Coimbatore and Calicut. It is a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of Verapoly. The new Diocese of Sultanpet has an area of 4466 km and has a population...
In a land area of approximately 10,700 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers the prefecture-level city of Shuozhou. Its administrative area includes 2 urban districts (Shuocheng and Pinglu) and 4 counties (Shanyin, Ying, Youyu and...
Marian Basilica lives the memory of India’s sole Roman Catholic ruler

Marian Basilica lives the memory of India’s sole Roman Catholic ruler

Indian basilica soaked in the blood of St. Thomas, the Apostle

Indian basilica soaked in the blood of St. Thomas, the Apostle

Indian Church relishes miracles of Saint Thomas, the Apostle

Indian Church relishes miracles of Saint Thomas, the Apostle

Indian cathedral remembers Jesuit mission among tribals in eastern India

Indian cathedral remembers Jesuit mission among tribals in eastern India

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St. Gonsalo Garcia: First Indian missionary who embraced martyrdom in Japan

Gonsalo Garcia was born on Feb. 5, 1556, to a Portuguese father and Indian mother of Konkani descent, at Agashi village at Bassein (now Vasai), near Mumbai city in western India. His father was a soldier stationed at Fort Bassein, a Portuguese fort. Gonsalo received his education under the Jesuits. While assisting at the Church of the Holy of Jesus at Bassein, he developed a friendship with Jesuit Father Sebastian Gonsalves, who eventually became his lifelong mentor and guide.

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St. Pedro Calungsod, Filipino lay martyr and patron of catechists

This Filipino layman martyr saint could be rightly called the patron of infant baptism because it was after the baptism of an infant through his instrumentality that on 2nd April 1672 Pedro was martyred along with his companion missionary Fr. Diego San Vitores who baptised the infant. This infant was of a mother who got converted to Catholicism.

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St. Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino layman who became a martyr in Japan

Lorenzo Ruiz, also called Saint Lorenzo of Manila, is a Filipino saint venerated in the Catholic Church. A Chinese-Filipino, he became his country's protomartyr after his execution in Japan by the Tokugawa Shogunate during its persecution of Japanese Christians in the 17th century.

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Fewer US states use capital punishment in 2023, report says
Fewer US states use capital punishment in 2023, report says

However, there was an increase in executions from the previous year, nine of 24 prisoners executed were people of color

Cardinal sends message to charismatic Catholics
Cardinal sends message to charismatic Catholics

The 5th Convention of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal is underway in Dubai

Canon law must be part of church's mission, pope says
Canon law must be part of church's mission, pope says

Pope Francis urges pastoral, missionary approach to work on 50th anniversary of International Association for Canon Law Studies

Israel-Hamas tensions spill over at COP28 climate talks
Israel-Hamas tensions spill over at COP28 climate talks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan uses his address to speak out against the resumption of Israeli military action in Gaza

Sri Lanka detains Christian 'prophet' for hurtful sermon
Sri Lanka detains Christian 'prophet' for hurtful sermon

Jerome Fernando said in May that the Buddha had been 'looking for Jesus,' remarks that caused a backlash in the country

Religious leaders differ over appointment of Sri Lanka's top cop
Religious leaders differ over appointment of Sri Lanka's top cop

Buddhist monks criticize Cardinal Ranjith for questioning promotion of Deshabandu Tennekoon as acting IGP

S. Korean charity to support poor kids in Laos, Mongolia
S. Korean charity to support poor kids in Laos, Mongolia

Many children in Laos and Mongolia do not complete education due to poverty, says reports

Thailand censured for deporting Myanmar refugees
Thailand censured for deporting Myanmar refugees

Around 45,000 additional refugees fled to Thailand from Myanmar after the February 2021 coup

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