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Priests and nuns have right to ancestral property: Kerala HC‍

In a landmark ruling, the Kerala High Court has held that Christian priests and nuns have right to ancestral property and that their vow of poverty does not deprive their rights. The ruling was given by a division bench after considering an appeal (AS No. 460/2000) challenging a lower court’s ruli

Bengal church vandalized, looted 

Unidentified mis-creants vandalized a church in West Bengal in the early hours of June 6. Police said they have launched search to find the culprits who attacked the 127-year-old St Luke’s Church at Dayabari Mission Gate in Ranaghat in the Nadia district. The miscreants stole old religious items and 3,000 rupees, the church authorities said. […]

Christian leader blasts Chhattisgarh’s tribal sterilization rules

A Christian leader in Chhattisgarh alleges that the eastern Indian government’s move to protect primitive tribes infringes personal freedom. On May 26, the Chhattis-garh government passed an order amending the 1979 rule passed by then undivided Madhya Pradesh to protect primarily vulnerable tribal groups. The amendment “is an attack on the free thought of an […]

Gujarat textbook calls Jesus demon, Christians submit memorandum

Christians in Gujarat have demanded withdrawal of a school textbook that refers to Jesus Christ as a demon whose stories would be remembered forever. The lesson appeared in the Hindi textbook for ninth grade under the Gujarat State Board. The education minister and the chairperson of the textbook board have said that the error will […]

African Catholics and the problem of integration in India

Thousands of young people from Africa, many of them Catholics, migrate each year to major Indian cities, mainly to study, creating a new challenge for the Indian church. “The challenges are pastoral,” said Fr Martin Puthussery, secretary of the Commission of Migrants in Bangalore Archdiocese. He said Indian society is prejudiced against Africans, seeing them […]

Win over minorities, Amit Shah tells Kerala BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah, winding up a three-day visit to Kerala, gave a clear message to the state unit of the party—win the support of all non-Muslim minorities, especially Christians, and backward caste Hindus, in order to win more seats in the 2019 general election, according to people privy to the discussions. […]