Tag: India
Bleeding Muslims mark festival in India’s Hindu heartland
Ashura is the 10th day of the mourning month of Muharram, commemorating the martyrdom of the Prophet Mohammed's grandson Hussein
Indian cardinal denies allegations of cover up for bishop accused of...
The cardinal has been accused of covering up for a bishop who allegedly had lovers and children
Indian nun among five new ‘Venerable’ declared by Pope Francis
Sister Maria Celina Kannanaikal was reported to have been persecuted during her novitiate because of her “mystical experiences”
Society of Pilar elects 19th superior general
The society elected Father Nazareth Rosario Fernandes from Loutolim, Goa, in India, as its 19th superior general
Photos: In Kashmir, Muslims help Hindu pilgrims trek to holy site
Every year, Hindu pilgrims trek to the Amarnath Temple, through rocky pathways that snake around the mountains.
Top government official in India’s Tamil Nadu state credits Christians for...
“Christians are the main reason for Tamil Nadu's development," said Speaker M Appavu of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
6 Christian women jailed in India for alleged ‘forced conversion,’ says...
The report said a mob of about 15 radical Hindu nationalists accused the Christians of "coercive conversion" activities
Indian school faces criminal probe over Islamic prayers
Religious conversion has long been a flashpoint in India, which is majority Hindu but also has the world's second-largest Muslim population
Pope names new apostolic administrator for India’s Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese
Archbishop Thazhath replaced Archbishop Antony Kariyil of the Syro-Malabar archdiocese who was asked to step down by the Vatican
India’s Cardinal Gracias stresses need for values education in Catholic schools
The curriculum is inclusive of personal, moral, spiritual, emotional, behavioral, social, cultural, aesthetic and patriotic values
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