Tag: India
Indian diocese closes schools following attack on church
The school closure came a day after perpetrators vandalized an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary and torched a vehicle belonging to a priest
26 Muslims arrested for holding congregational prayers in India
The Muslims were arrested for offering prayers without seeking permission from the government and for allegedly “spreading religious hatred”
Indian Cardinal Gracias launches book to mark 50 years of priesthood
The cardinal said he could hardly believe that he spent 50 years of his life as a priest, 25 years of which as a bishop
Marian image vandalized, priest’s vehicle torched in India’s Punjab state
Targeted attacks on pastors and nuns have been noted in recent months across the country
India’s elephant god festival returns in jumbo style
The 11-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival draws tens of thousands of Hindu devotees onto streets across the seaside megacity of Mumbai
India’s first Dalit cardinal vows to be ‘missionary of compassion’
The Indian Church leader said his elevation to the College of Cardinals is in keeping with Pope Francis’ “care for the poorest of the poor”
With new Dalit cardinal, will India’s Catholic hierarchy stop caste hegemony?
The synodality process in the Indian Church needs first of all listening to the critical voices of the marginalized and excluded
India’s Syro-Malabar Church names three new bishops
With the appointments of the new bishops, the number of retired prelates and those in ministry in the Syro-Malabar Church rose to 65
Christian rights group slams India’s denial of religious persecution
“For a government run mainly by radical Hindu fanatics, such denials bear little weight,” said the International Christian Concern
India ruling party lawmaker arrested for Prophet comments
Raja Singh's words sparked outrage in the city of Hyderabad, where hundreds of people gathered to demand the politician be taken into custody
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