Tens of thousands of mourners in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand state in eastern India, bid farewell to Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo, Asia’s first tribal cardinal, Oct. 11 at a three-hour-long ...
Retired Cardinal Telesphore Toppo of Ranchi, India, whose induction into the College of Cardinals was seen as recognition of the Catholic Church's growth among the tribal peoples of India, died Oct. 4 ...
Pope Francis sent a message of condolence following the death of Archbishop Emeritus Cardinal Telesphore Toppo of Ranchi, India, in an Oct. 5 telegram to the local Church in India. “Having learned ...
Some 30,000 Catholics joined the funeral service of Asia's first cardinal from the tribal community, Telesphore Placidus Toppo, when he was buried with state honors in eastern India on Oct. 11. The 84 ...