Tag: Dalit Christians
Resurrection of Christ is yet to happen in India’s Church
Discrimination of Dalits in the Church is a plain and simple truth, but not accepted forthrightly by Church hierarchy
India’s Dalit Christians renew demand for Scheduled Caste status
The demonstration was the latest in a series of national and regional protests that Dalit Christians organized
Indian state adopts resolution to provide Scheduled Caste status for Dalit...
All parties except the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party BJP and the Lok Satta Party supported the resolution
Christian activists in India hit ‘repetition’ of gov’t move to study...
The activists said it will only prolong the issue of granting reservation to the poorest in the country
Priest who inspired Dalit movements in southern India dies
Father P Antonisamy, who was an inspiration to scores of Dalit priests, religious, and lay faithful in India, died on Sept 6 in Pondicherry
India’s first Dalit cardinal vows to be ‘missionary of compassion’
The Indian Church leader said his elevation to the College of Cardinals is in keeping with Pope Francis’ “care for the poorest of the poor”
With new Dalit cardinal, will India’s Catholic hierarchy stop caste hegemony?
The synodality process in the Indian Church needs first of all listening to the critical voices of the marginalized and excluded
Catholic bishops in India’s Tamil Nadu state urged to empower Dalits
The group said that if the bishops fail, the movement will launch protest actions
Dalits of India call for ‘change of heart’ in Catholic Church’s...
The letter was released on the eve of the scheduled National Thanksgiving Prayer Service in honor of St Devasahayam, an Indian layman
India’s first Dalit cardinal vows ‘to help as many poor children...
The future cardinal reflects on how the caste system still has remnants and what it is like serving India’s “untouchables”