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Catholic priests brutally attacked in Odisha church robbery

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Burnt Bibles from the attacks on Christians in Manipur. (Photo: Open Doors) Two Catholic priests were seriously injured in a violent robbery at a church in Odisha, sparking concerns over the safety of the Christian minority community in the region. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, June 15, at the Jhorabahal parish in Sundergarh … Read more

Catholic Church sees membership rise but number of priests decline

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(Photo: Unsplash/Mitchell Leach) While the number of Catholics worldwide slightly increased from 2021 to 2022, new statistics show that the number of priests continues to decline. The Vatican released the 2024 Pontifical Yearbook and the 2022 Statistical Yearbook of the Church earlier this month. Edited by the Vatican Secretariat of State’s Central Statistical Office, the publications are being distributed … Read more

SC to scrutinise tax exemption for nuns and priests in missionary schools

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Central Wing of the Supreme Court of India where the Chief Justice’s courtroom is situated. (Photo: Subhashish Panigrahi/Wikimedia Commons) The Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear a crucially important case regarding income tax exemptions for nuns and priests working as teachers in government-aided Christian missionary schools across the country. This development marks a new … Read more

Dozens of bishops back same-sex marriages for priests

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(Photo: Unsplash/Tomas Robertson) UK: Dozens of bishops have signed a public statement saying that pastoral guidance should be issued to allow priests to enter into same-sex marriages.  The statement, published in Church Times, has been signed by 44 bishops, 15 diocesan and 29 suffragan. Among them are the Bishop of Bristol, Vivienne Faull, the Bishop of … Read more