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Christians applaud Karnataka move to scrap anti-conversion law

Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore on June 15 comm-ended the Karnataka government for repealing the controversial Anti-Conversion law, enforced by the previous Hindu nationalist government. “On behalf of the Christian Community, I express my pro-found gratitude and satisfaction towards the government of Kar-nataka for its decision to repeal the anti-conversion bill,” the archbishop says in […]

India’s “Greta” seeks Pope’s help to bring peace in Manipur

A young Indian climate activist has urged Pope Francis to help bring peace in Manipur, her troubled state in northeastern India. Licypriya Kangujam on June 5 met the Pope and briefed him about the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur. The 11-year-old girl also submitted a memorandum to urge the rich nations to pay the loss […]

Opposition resistance to UCC runs against Constitution spirit

The Bharatiya Janata Party government’s predictable move to reignite the controversy over the Uniform Civil Code has invited predictable responses. Opposition leaders have flayed this move. Questioning the need for the Law Commission to take this up again, several opposition leaders have effectively positioned themselves against the UCC. Muslim organisations have gone a step further […]

Manipur archbishop: ‘Violence continues, state no longer present’

“The silence of the prime minister, the incompetence of the interior minister even after his visit to the state, and the indecisi-veness of the local government in ending the violence are worrying. The authorities cannot escape responsibility and shift blame.” In the face of violence that has now been going on continuously for a month […]

India’s northeast Catholics look to French missioners’ canonization

Bishop George Palliparambil of Miao diocese in Arunachal Pradesh is the postulator of the cause for the beatification of the Paris Mission Society missionaries Nicolas Michaël Krick and Augustin-Étienne Bourry, who are inseparable from the history of evangelization in the region, one of the most remote areas in north-eastern India. The French missionaries were murdered […]

Stop targeting Church institutions, bishops urge governments

The Catholic bishops in India have urged the federal and Madhya Pradesh governments to stop “the age old bogey of conversion” to repeatedly tarnish “the dedicated services” of its people. “The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) is deeply saddened at the recent happenings in the state of Madhya Pradesh and particularly in the Catholic […]

Disturbing national issues worry Catholic religious in northeast

A peace and solidarity pro-gram in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya has addressed pressing national issues while promoting unity, justice, and peace. “From the targeted violence against Christians and tribals in Manipur to the relentless attacks on Church personnel and institutions and the disturbing normalization of hate speeches, our country is witnessing a wave […]

Indian pastors, woman denied bail, continue in jail

A court in a central Indian state has rejected the bail applications of two protestant pastors and a woman arrested on charges of alleged religious conversion. The district court in Satna, Ma-dhya Pradesh state, rejected the bail applications of pastors Roshan Faster, Mayaram Ningwal, and Aarti Saket on June 6.The accused will remain in police […]

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

New Vatican document lists ‘grave violations’ of human dignity