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Catholics in India welcome pope’s decision to allow religious brothers to...

“Put simply, it overcomes discrimination in religious life and serves as a great equalizer,” said a Jesuit theologian in Delhi

Unleashing ‘majoritarianism’

"They have gone overboard in their efforts to denigrate and demonize minorities in India, particularly Muslims and Christians"

Catholic Church in India releases book on country’s new saint

Cardinal Oswald Gracias said India's first layman saint is significant for Christians who suffer in silence for their faith

Caritas program in India helps people living with HIV in Delhi’s...

Caritas India has started a comprehensive program to help generate livelihood opportunities for people living with HIV

Indian state of Karnataka approves ordinance to abolish religious conversions

The Regional Bishops’ Council in Karnataka said the signing of the ordinance is a “dark day for democracy” in the state

How a Hindu became the first layperson in India to be...

Devasahayam Pillai, from what is now the southern state of Tamil Nadu, converted to Catholicism in 1745 while working at the royal palace

Indian Christian population on the decline, survey reveals

With more women educated, more of them marry late, contributing to the decline in population and in the decreasing infant mortality rates

India’s Christians recall Stan Swamy’s sacrifice as Supreme Court suspends sedition...

The Supreme Court's order offers relief to thousands of people charged under Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code

Court in India’s Tamil Nadu state admits forced conversion petition

The Madras High Court admitted the petition and posted the matter to a regular bench on June 6 after the summer vacation ends

Vatican announces new appointments of Indian bishops

Pope Francis appointed Bishop Thomas Anthonios Valiyavilayil as bishop of the eparchy of St. John Chrysostom of Gurgaon in the northern Indian state of Haryana

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