Tag: India
Indian lay person, six others to be canonized in May
Pillai, who was beatified in 2012, will be the first lay Catholic in India to be declared a saint
Indian journalists investigated over tweets on anti-Muslim violence
The journalists allegedly shared "fake news" about mob attacks on Muslims in the remote northeastern state of Tripura last month
Anti-conversion law foments anti-Christian campaign in central India
The government of Madhya Pradesh implemented a stringent anti-conversion law in January 2021
Rights group decries latest violent attack on Christians in India’s Chhattisgarh...
A mob of 50 radical Hindu nationalists attacked 14 Christian homes in Metapal village in the Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh on Saturday
Toxic smog chokes Indian capital during Diwali celebrations
People across the sprawling city woke to find themselves enveloped in a grey-yellow blanket of haze
Muslim group files case against Indian bishop over ‘narcotic jihad’ remarks
The All India Imams Council filed the case against Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt of Palai for his remarks on “narcotic jihad”
Greening deserts: India powers renewable ambitions with solar push
India, home to 1.3 billion people and poised to overtake China as the most populous country, has a growing and voracious appetite for energy
Indian Catholics welcome with caution Modi’s invitation for pope to visit
The bishops of Kerala hailed the invitation to the pope as “a matter of great joy for all Indians, especially Christians”
Narenda Modi invites Pope Francis to visit India at ‘very warm’...
According to Vatican protocol, the pope only visits another country if the head of state sends an official invitation
Indian PM Modi to meet Pope Francis for first time
Christians, who account for just over two percent of the population in India, have suffered a rise in reported violent attacks
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