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Bishops decry law enforcement agencies’ apathy, silence in Manipur

A top team of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India that visited the conflict-ridden areas of Manipur has criticized the prolonged silence and apathy of the law enforcement agencies in containing violence in the northeastern Indian state. “It is our earnest appeal that the governance system should uphold the secular fabric of our country, reinforce […]

Indian Prime Minister Modi Finally Comments on Manipur Violence, Church Says It Is ‘Too Late’

With India and observers elsewhere in the world stunned by a viral video of the naked parading and public rape of two Christian women in simmering Manipur state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had little option but to break his widely deplored silence on the bloodshed there. “The video showing atrocity against women in Manipur is […]

Nun describes five-year jihadist captivity as “spiritually transformative”

Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti, a Catholic missionary abducted in the west African country of Mali, describes her five-year-captivity as “spiritually transformative” and a blessing in her life. The Colombian nun was abducted in February 2017 in Southern Mali by what was later discovered to be a jihadi group. She narrated her experience in the […]

Workshop highlights platform-based taxi drivers’ problems

A workshop in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad has asserted the rights and well-being of taxi drivers employed in various platforms The July 10 workshop, held at the Montfort Social Institute and organized in collaboration with the Bengaluru-based National Law School of India University, addressed various challenges faced by these drivers. Brother Varghese, director […]

Catholic leaders say ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Christians unfolding in Indian state

Prayers and protest marches by India’s small but socially influential Catholic community were staged across the country July 2 in response to ongoing violence against Christians in the country’s northeastern state of Manipur. Called by the Catholic Bishops Conference of India, the protests highlighted that more than 100 people, largely Christians, have been killed so […]

Drastic increase in anti-Christian violence in India: Christian Forum

Christian community in India has suffered as many as 400 incidents of violence in the first half 2023, says the United Christian Forum, an ecumenical group. A press statement from the forum titled, “Atrocities against Christians in India increasing drastically year on year,” says the incidents have occurred in 23 of India’s 28 states. A […]

Manipur Interfaith Forum for Peace and Harmony holds rally

Manipur’s Interfaith Forum for Peace and Harmony (IFPH) has organized rally appealing for an end to the ongoing violence and for initiating dialogue between the two warring ethnic groups. Some 500 people belonging to diverse religious and faith traditions, ethnic and spiritual communities participated in the July 11 rally at Palace compound in Imphal, capital […]

Modi visits Cairo mosque restored by Dawoodi Bohra

After his US visit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a significant stop in Cairo, where he met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. This is the first visit to Egypt by an Indian prime minister in 26 years. During his stay, Modi officially invited al-Sisi to attend the G20 summit in New Delhi in […]

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Pope: Red Cross’ humanitarian work shows that fraternity is possible

New Vatican document lists ‘grave violations’ of human dignity