VELANKANNI, India — Six suspected members of a radical Hindu group were arrested in India this week after dozens of Catholics were attacked on a Marian pilgrimage. On Sunday, 40 Catholics were ...

The bishop-elect of Thanjavur, the diocese in Tamil Nadu where the "Lourdes of the East" is located, comments for AsiaNews the letter in which Card Fernández, on behalf of Pope Francis, encourages ...

Train No. 17315, Vasco Da Gama Velankanni Weekly Express is the only direct train between Vasco da Gama and Velankanni. Vasco Da Gama Velankanni Weekly Express leaves Vasco da Gama on Monday to reach ...

In the letter to the bishop of Thanjavur, Cardinal Fernández said Pope Francis 'extends his paternal blessings to all pilgrims' ahead of the shrine’s Sept. 8 feast day. The Vatican has approved ...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has added Velankanni Church in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to his government’s promised free pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens. “We were getting ...

Kochi: Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden said that the weekly special train operating between Ernakulam Junction and Velankanni has been ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Some 500 people are expected to participate in a festive procession at St. Rita’s R.C. Church on Sept. 8, the Feast Day of Our Lady of Vailankanni, as an appeal for wellness.

Vailankanni (Agenzia Fides) - The Shrine of Our Lady of Health at Vailankanni in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu is one of the most famous Marian shrines in Asia. Here in the 16th century Our ...

Ahead of the Velankanni festival 2025, the Central Railway on Wednesday announced four special train services between LTT in Mumbai and Velankanni, officials said In an official statement, the Central ...

New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - India is preparing for the great Marian feast celebrated at the Shrine of Velankanni in the state of Tamil Nadu. Every year this Marian shrine is visited by millions of ...