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Papal visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar brings hope for minorities Camil Parkhe Saturday, 25 November 2017 The tour of Pope Francis to Bangladesh and Myanmar next week has raised hopes of Catholics as well as other communities in these two nations. The visits are taking place at a time when both nations are witnessing strife in the form of the Rohingya crisis. The tour of Pope Francis to Bangladesh and Myanmar next week has raised hopes of Catholics as well as other communities in these two nations. The visits are taking place at a time when both nations are witnessing strife in the form of the Rohingya crisis. Pope Francis will visit Myanmar from November 27 to 30 and will tour Bangladesh from November 30 to December 2. A large number of Catholics in both countries are expected to attend the religious services and other public functions. In Myanmar, the Catholic Church has been making ...

Vatican grants Malayalee Church important national role Camil Parkhe Saturday, 28 October 2017    goo.gl/mDf7kQ   A rite represents a church’s tradition of worship, prayers and about how the various sacraments are to be celebrated. Both the Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara churches, or for that matter, all Kerala churches following St Thomas tradition, mainly use Malayalam as the language for worship. In a historic decision, Pope Francis has extended the administrative powers of the Syro-Malabar Church across India, removing restrictions imposed since the arrival of Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century. The pontiff of the global Catholic Church has authorised the eastern rite church to have pastoral powers across India, despite some reservations by the majority Latin-rite bishops in India. The Vatican’s move has been appreciated by Cardinal George Alencherry, Major...

New papal envoy for India CAMIL PARKHE |  Sunday, 22 January 2017 AT 03:49 PM IST         goo.gl/sEG2PG appointment ,  Papal envoy ,  India ,  christianity ,  archbishop Giambattista Diquattro ,  Apostolic Nuncio Pune:  Pope Francis has appointed Italian archbishop Giambattista Diquattro as the Apostolic Nuncio, Vatican's new envoy to India and Nepal. The formal announcement was made made in Vatican on Saturday evening.  The news was conveyed to the Catholic church hierarchy in India by Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas (SFX), secretary general of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India. The 62-year-old archbishop Diquattro will replace Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio who was transferred to Poland as Apostolic Nuncio in August last year. Archbishop Diquattro was earlier the Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia.  He had joined the Holy See's diplomatic service in 1985 and later served at missions in the pontifical r...

Pope Francis plans India visit next year goo.gl/mvSfqW          CAMIL PARKHE |  Wednesday, 5 October 2016 AT 10:13 AM IST       Pope Fancis ,  India visit ,  CBCI ,  christian community ,  Catholic Church ,  Pune ,  Camil Parkhe PUNE:  Ending speculation on his visit to India, Pope Francis has said that he is planning to visit India next year. The Pontiff spoke of his travel plans while addressing the media persons aboard the papal flight after concluding his visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan on October 2. During the press conference, Pope Francis said that he plans to visit India, Portugal and Bangladesh next year, UCAN, the Union of Catholic Asian News, has reported. The Pope is scheduled to visit Fatima Pilgrimage Centre in Portugal to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the apparition of Mary in May 2017. Speaking on his Asia visit, the Pope said that his visit to Indi...

CBCI urges PM to lead delegation for Mother Teresa’s canonisation Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Friday, 29 April 2016 AT 12:10 PM IST       Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) ,  Pune ,  PM Narendra Modi ,  President Cardinal Baselios Cleemis ,  Camil Parkhe Pune:  A delegation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) met PM Narendra Modi recently to urge him to lead India’s official delegation for the canonisation of Mother Teresa in Rome on September 4. The CBCI delegation was led by its President Cardinal Baselios Cleemis and included Secretary General Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas and Deputy Secretary General Joseph Chinnayyan. The CBCI delegation has also requested the Modi to invite Pope Francis to visit India at a convenient date, suitable to both the Government of India and the Vatican. The CBCI delegation has also thanked the Government of India for its efforts to save the life of Fr Tom Uzunnali...