Tag: India
India’s Dalit Catholics intensify protest against ‘discrimination’ in appointment of bishop
For months, Dalit groups have been appealing to Catholic Church leaders to appoint a Dalit archbishop, even meeting with the apostolic nuncio
Christians welcome with caution India’s dismissal of petition to monitor missionaries
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking to constitute a monitoring board to monitor the activities of Christian Missionaries in India
2 Christian pastors jailed in central India — report
The report said a mob of radical Hindu nationalists broke into the worship hall in Rajouti village and assaulted the congregation
Archdiocese begins informal documentation on India’s ‘Apostle of the Eucharist’
Ajna George's life “proclaims the redemptive value of sufferings as shown by Jesus,” said her spiritual director
Indian lay Catholic leader welcomes court refusal to monitor Christian missionaries
India’s Supreme Court rejected a petition seeking for the establishment of a board to monitor the activities of Christian missionaries
Another Indian state approves controversial anti-conversion law
The anti-conversion legislation was first introduced in Odisha in 1967 and has since been in force in 10 Indian states
Catholic school in India bans students wearing hijab in classrooms
The school said the ban was based on a government order and a court decision to ban hijab in all educational institutions in the state
UN body says Jesuit priest’s death in custody a blot to...
Father Swamy, an Indian citizen, died on July 5, 2021, while in judicial custody in Mumbai. He was 83 years old.
Catholics in India’s Tamil Nadu state protest appointment of non-Dalit bishop
Dalit groups have been appealing to Catholic Church leaders to appoint a Dalit archbishop, even meeting with the apostolic nuncio
2021 is ‘worst year’ for Christians in India, says ACN report
Anti-conversion laws have further emboldened right-wing Hindu groups in their hostility toward Christians
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