By Purushottam Nayak – SIKABADI, Kandhamal, Odisha: In a remote corner of Odisha’s Kandhamal district, where daily-wage labour and small-scale farming sustain families, five young
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Silver Jubilee of Faith: Two Odisha Nuns Celebrate 25 Years of Consecrated Service
Purushottam Nayak – Dantoling, Odisha — In a moving celebration of faith and devotion, Sisters Bharati Behera and Sasmita Behera marked their Silver Jubilee, completing
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Odisha: ‘Let Your Light Shine’ Initiative Honours HSC Achievers
By Purushottam Nayak – RAIKIA, Kandhamal, Odisha: Two students of St. Catherine’s Girls’ High School, Raikia, have been recognised for their strong performance in the
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27 Years After His Death, Odisha Catholics Remember Martyred Priest Father Arul Doss
By Purushottam Nayak – MAYURBHANJ, Odisha, India — Sept. 7, 2026: Nearly three decades after he was killed while serving tribal communities in one of
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Odisha: Cooking Girl Finds Her Vocation for Sisterhood
By Purushottam Nayak – Kandhamal: A young girl who loved spending time in the kitchen never imagined that her passion for cooking would help her
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Odisha Mourns Passing Away of a Well-Known and Respected Catholic Personality
Purushottam Nayak – Berhampur: The Catholic community in Odisha in the eastern state of India, mourned the death of a well-known and respected Catholic personality,
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Odisha: Kandhamal’s 13 Women Servants of God Remembered on Women’s Day
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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Odisha: Mayurbhanj District Christians Harassed During Prayer Time
By Purushottam Nayak – Mayurbhanj: Odisha Christians from Mayurbhanj home district of Indian President Smt. Droupadi Murmu were harassed during Prayer time. ”In recent times,
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Son of Land of Martyrs is a Bishop in Odisha’s Kandhamal
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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Odisha: Four Vincentian Priests Ordained at the Closure of Jubilee Year of 2025
By Purushottam Nayak – Gopalpur-On-Sea: Four Vincentian priests ordained at the closure of Jubilee year December 29, 2025 at Gopalpur-On-Sea, Ganjam of Berhampur diocese of
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100 Years of Christian Faith: Odisha’s Sukananda Attributes it to Our Lady of Immaculate Conception
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: Annual Retreat ‘Reignite’ Spiritually Strengthens Priests
By Purushottam Nayak – Visakhapatnam: The 50th Annual Retreat of priests from the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar from the eastern Indian state of Odisha concluded recently
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Odisha Diocese Meets to Strengthen Labor Commission
By Sujata Jena – Bhubaneswar: The Regional Diocese of the eastern Indian state, of Odisha recently conducted a day-long program to strengthen its labor commission
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Pope Francis Saddened Over Odisha Train Tragedy; Extends Heartfelt Condolences
Verghese V Joseph – Pope Francis has extended his heartfelt condolences and offered prayers for all those involved in a tragic train collision in India’s
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Odisha: Msgr. Varghese Thottamkara Appointed Bishop of Balasore
Balasore: His Holiness Pope Francis on Wednesday has appointed Monsignor Varghese Thottamkara, C.M., presently the Bishop of Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte in Ethiopia (North-Eastern part
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