Tag: India
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
Court decision to ban hijab in Indian schools met with mixed...
The court earlier ruled that the wearing of the hijab “does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith”
Court upholds school hijab ban in India’s south
Karnataka's high court ruled that the wearing of the hijab "does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith”
Missionaries of Charity elects new superior general
Sister Joseph replaces Sister Mary Prema (Pierick), a German who led the congregation founded by Saint Mother Teresa of Kolkata
Dalit woman becomes mayor of one of India’s biggest cities
Priya Rajan, 28, is the youngest person and third woman to hold the position since the Greater Chennai Corporation was founded 334 years ago
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