Tag: India
US religious freedom group tags India as ‘country of particular concern’
India has always rejected the reports, saying international groups have no business interfering in the country’s internal affairs
Theologians renew demand for Indian Dalit Rite
Several groups have claimed that Dalits are totally neglected in the Church despite the Dalit Empowerment Policy of India's bishops
Church leaders welcome removal of loudspeakers from religious places in India
As of May 1, police were able to remove a total of 53,942 loudspeakers and had set the volume of 60,295 loudspeakers within permissible limits
Indian theologians address pandemic’s impact on marginalized
It was the first time in four years that the association held its annual meeting with physical presence
Pope names Salesian priest as new bishop of Krishnagar in India
Father Gomes made his religious vows as a Salesian of Don Bosco on May 24, 1979, and was ordained priest on July 22, 1989
India’s Dalit Christians hold another protest against installation of non-Dalit bishop
A series of protest actions greeted the appointment of Bishop Francis Kalist, a non-Dalit, as prelate of the Diocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore
Dalits, Indigenous Peoples in India have shorter life span, says study
Research studies suggest that life expectancy varies with different social characteristics, caste, religion, and region
False and misleading: Bangalore archbishop on Bible in class row
The archbishop challenged the public to provide “even a single instance of conversion” in hundreds of Christian schools
SPECIAL FEATURE: Observing Ramadan in India’s Kashmir state
Kashmir, the only Muslim majority state of India, observes Ramadan this year without the health restrictions imposed in the past two years
Indian priest writes birthday greetings to stanswamy@heaven.home
Father Cedric Prakash, SJ, writes a letter to the late Jesuit Father Stan Swamy who would have celebrated his 85th birthday on April 26
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