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Odisha: Kandhamal’s 13 Women Servants of God Remembered on Women’s Day

March 11, 2026 Team ICM News

By Purushottam Nayak – Sugadabadi (Odisha):  Hundreds of faithful gathered together to remember women Servants of God from Odisha’s Kandhamal on March 8, 2026 at

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Son of Land of Martyrs is a Bishop in Odisha’s Kandhamal

January 27, 2026 Team ICM News

By Purushottam Nayak – Bishops Aplinar, Sarat, Niranjan with Auxiliary Bishop Rabindra Kasbasa: The persecuted Christians from the land of martyrs are elated on the

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100 Years of Christian Faith: Odisha’s Sukananda Attributes it to Our Lady of Immaculate Conception

December 16, 2025 Team ICM Features

By Purushottam Nayak – Sukananda, Odisha: In Odisha, Sukananda, Kandhamal district under archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar attributes the successful completion of a century of Christian faith

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Odisha: St. Vincent de Paul Society Distributes Blankets to Needy in Kandhamal

December 5, 2025 Team ICM Advent, Catholic Culture

By Purushottam Nayak – Raikia, Kandhamal: As winter approaches each year, harsh temperatures pose severe challenges for people living on the margins of society those

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Documentary on ‘Martyrs of Kandhamal’ Premiered at CBCI Assembly

February 6, 2024 Team ICM News

Bangalore: A moving documentary titled ‘Martyrs of Kandhamal on the Path to Sainthood’ was premiered on February 5 at the ongoing 36th biennial Assembly of

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Orissa: Vatican Recognises Martyrs of Kandhamal as Servants of God

October 25, 2023 Team ICM News

A report by Verghese V Joseph. [tta_listen_btn] As a first step towards beatification, the martyrs of Kandhamal, the Christians of Orissa killed in violence by

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Kandhamal Documentary Draws Over 1L Views in 10 Days!

April 13, 2023 Team ICM News

A powerful documentary on the incredible witness of Kandhamal (a district in the state of Odisha), produced and anchored by journalist Anto Akkara has crossed

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Release of Kandhamal’s 7 Innocents’ Premiered on International Human Rights Day

December 16, 2022 Team ICM News

‘Chennai: A moving documentary that tells the amazing story of the ‘Release of Kandhamal’s 7 INNOCENTS and Power of Prayer’ was premiered in Chennai on

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India’s Most Persecuted Christians Observe Day of Justice, Peace and Harmony

September 25, 2022 Team ICM News

Purushottam Nayak – Phulbani , Kandhamal, Odisha: India’s most persecuted Christians recently gathered together at the headquarter Phulbani of Kandhamal district, Odisha, Eastern India to

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Dilip Wagh’s Evangelical Journey in India

May 23, 2022 Team ICM Features

Verghese V Joseph   Little did Dilip Wagh, a fledging moviemaker-turned-evangelist, know that two horrific events would change his life forever. Impacted by these incidents,

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A Matter of Faith: Kandhamal’s Anti-Christian Violence Victim Ordained Priest for Buxar  

November 16, 2021 Team ICM News

By Purushottam Nayak – Tiangia, Odisha: A victim of anti-Christian 2008 persecution from Odisha’s Kandhamal district is now a priest for the Buxar diocese in

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Kandhamal Victims: Faith Must Lead to Action

February 17, 2020 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: The seven innocent Christian victims of Kandhamal jungles of eastern Indian state of Odisha, who are out on bail

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Total Recall: Church Finds Ways to Heal Kandhamal Wounds

January 31, 2019 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph – New Delhi:  Ten years ago, what happened in Kandhamal, Odisha should have never happened and should never ever happen again.

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Remembering and Praying for Kandhamal

September 6, 2018 Team ICM News

By His Grace Archbishop John Barwa, SVD Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Archdiocese, Secretary General, CBCI Ten years ago, what happened in Kandhamal, Odisha should have never happened and

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Prayer for Kandhamal‘s 7 Innocents launched at Catholic Bishops Assembly

February 9, 2018 Team ICM News

Bengaluru:  The ongoing prayer campaign for the release of seven innocent Christian convicts of Kandhamal jungles of eastern state of Odisha – India, languishing in

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ICM Moves Up in World’s Top 100 Catholic Media Sites

Bengaluru-based Indian Catholic Matters (ICM), a leading online Catholic publication, has been ranked 51st in this year’s Feedspot top 100 Catholic websites in the world.

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