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Girls from riot-hit Manipur joins school in Thiruvalla

As many as 30 girls belonging to the Kuki sect in Manipur, where staying alive has taken precedence over learning, have resumed their schooling in Thiruvalla, thanks to an initiative by the Malankara Mar Thoma Church.

The Hindu

Kerala Congress factions celebrate formation day, escalate efforts to woo back agrarian electorate

Kerala Congress factions seek to tap agrarian distress, assert farmer politics ahead of LS polls. P.J. Joseph urges govts to ensure financial security for farmers. KC(M) to hold protest against Centre for discrimination of rubber growers. Jose K. Mani seeks to ensure security of Keralites in Israel.Kerala Congress factions seek…

The Hindu

Why are exorcisms on the rise?

Even in 2023, many of us are still fascinated with demons, possession and exorcism. Experts explain why

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Idukki diocese raises concern after report on safety of Mullaperiyar dam in foreign daily

Idukki diocese urges govts to find solution to Mullaperiyar dam issue, citing danger to 35 lakh people. Church calls on Union govt to intervene as it involves two States. Kerala govt wants new dam, but SC held existing one safe, allowing TN to raise water level after strengthening.

The Hindu

Kerala bishop under fire as critics call religious court he formed to try priest reminiscent of ‘Inquisition’

Bishop Remigiose Inchananiyil of Kerala has come under fire for creating a religious court reminiscent of the Inquisition in the Middle Ages to try a Catholic priest accused of sedition and insubordination. Pope Paul II apologised for the cruelties of these medieval church courts, and the order challenges the Indian…

The Hindu

Churches confess and repent for sins against Native and Indigenous people

Many Christian denominations in recent years have repudiated a doctrine that was used to justify the subjugation of Native and Indigenous people. That's now playing out in local congregations.

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Pope Francis pushes to ‘open church to all’ as critics accuse him of ‘poisoning’ Catholicism

The pontiff has called for politics to be set aside at the Synod of Bishops, a Catholic forum for discussing the future of the church, which will run in the Vatican City until the end of October

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The worldwide consultations for the global synod reflect Pope Francis' efforts toward building a more inclusive Catholic Church

The 16th Synod of Bishops, the first part of which will take place in Rome on Oct. 4-29, 2023, and the second in 2024, will be the culmination of a two-year, worldwide conversation in the Catholic Church.

The Conversation

Pope Francis suggests same sex couples could receive blessings in Vatican U-turn

‘Pastoral charity should permeate all our decisions and attitudes,’ Pope Francis says

The Independent UK

Historic Scottish church introduces visitor charge to secure its future

A HISTORIC Scottish church has announced a new visitor charge in order to secure its financial future.

The National (Scotland)

Poised to shutter Catholic parishes, Joliet bishop tight-lipped on financial impact of the priest sex abuse scandal

Bishop Ronald Hicks might consolidate 16 Joliet-area congregations and eventually close other parishes and schools, with “budgetary issues” a factor. His aides won’t say how much has been spent on fallout from the sex abuse crisis.

Chicago Sun-Times

Less-redacted report on Maryland church abuse still redacts names of church leaders

Maryland’s attorney general has released a less-redacted version of its report on child sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore

The Independent UK

Ideological rifts among U.S. bishops are in the spotlight ahead of momentous Vatican meeting

Early next month, the Vatican will open an unprecedented gathering of Catholic clergy and laypeople from around the world

The Independent UK

Vicar calls on equalities watchdog to investigate ‘institutional racism’ in Church of England

Exclusive: Lawyers for Reverend Alwyn Pereira say the church appears “not willing” to act on recommendations made by its own taskforce to prevent discrimination

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How September 1993, when Latter-day Saints leaders disciplined six dissidents, continues to trouble the church

Lavina Fielding Anderson knew she was delivering a bombshell. Anderson, a dedicated Mormon who had previously edited the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ magazines, was also a scholar, writer and feminist. And on this day in August 1992, she was giving a conference presentation detailing how Latter-day Saints…

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle Uni research shows older Catholic women most want church reform

The survey collected the insights of women on the state of the Catholic church, which will be presented at the Vatican in October.

The Independent UK

Leah Remini blasts Scientology following Danny Masterson rape sentencing

Masterson was sentenced to 30 years in prison for two counts of rape on Thursday

The Independent UK

Leah Remini hits out at Church of Scientology following Danny Masterson rape sentencing

Masterson was sentenced to 30 years in prison for two counts of rape on Thursday

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Scientologists oppose right-to-repair

Author Services, a Scientology-affiliated organization, joins the bevy of tech companies opposing right-to-repair

Creative Bloq

The rebirth of anatomical art: from sculpture to science.

How Renaissance artists rediscovered and refined classical techniques for depicting the human figure.

The Hindu

‘To solve Manipur, we need flexibility,’ says Samrat Choudhury, author of Northeast India: A Political History

Samrat Choudhury's book maps Northeast India's long journey from isolation to integration, highlighting unresolved issues like autonomy and independent states. Colonial records provide insight into the region's history, while Christianity's quick pick-up and slavery's prevalence are discussed. The author explains why some creative problem-solving is required to sort out festering…

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Miu Miu unites with Church’s on this season’s cult shoes

Monk-strap shoes and brogues feature in the new Church’s x Miu Miu collaboration, which infuses the footwear brand’s classic heritage with the Italian house’s free-spirited vision

The Hindu

As India celebrates Chandrayaan’s success, Kerala’s Latin Church recalls its role in nation’s space saga

St. Mary Magdalene Church in Thumba, a fishing hamlet located on the outskirts of Kerala’s capital city, was able to play a key role in giving wings to the country’s space mission dreams. India’s Moon mission Chandrayaan-3

The Hindu

Papal delegate returns to Rome after ‘first phase of mission’

Papal delegate to Syro-Malabar Church's Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese, Archbishop Cyril Vasil, completed first phase of mission & returned to Rome. He will pass on impressions on liturgical imbroglio & unified Mass implementation to Pope Francis & Congregation for Oriental Churches. Follow-up action arranged in archdiocese. Appeal to begin unified Mass by…

The Hindu

Archbishop Vasil asks 12 priests to submit in writing they will follow synod Mass

Papal delegate to Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly, Archbishop Cyril Vasil, has asked 12 priests to submit a formal undertaking to obey superiors and Church laws, and to celebrate synod Mass. The priests have been sent a proforma to fill, sign, and submit.

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