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Ashes of KR Narayanan was given a second Christian burial, admits daughter

The tomb was alongside his wife Usha Narayanan in the non-denominational cemetery run by the Delhi Cemeteries Committee on Prithviraj Road. Chitra, the eldest of Narayanan’s two daughters and former IFS officer, in an email told Outlook: “The burial was done according to the wishes of her mother (Usha), a Christian.” During his stint in […]

Christian households top in donations for charity

The per-household religious contribution of Christians is the highest among all communities, as per data from the 72nd round of National Sample Survey (NSS) on Household Expenditure on Services and Durable Goods. After Christians, it is the Sikhs followed by Muslims who contribute more to charity. But in absolute terms, Hindus contributed maximum in 2014-15, […]

300 people pledge to donate their eyes in Bangaluru

About 300 people from two parishes at Dasarahalli in Bangaluru pledged to donate their eyes. The parishioners belonging to St Claret and St Joseph Church on July 16 pledged to donate their eyes with Project Vision, an organization working for the cause in the city. So far more than 60,000 people have pledged to donate […]

Indian Americans hold protests against mob lynchings in India

Indian Americans, spanning various communities, held protests in three US cities, to express their outrage over lynching of minorities by mobs in India and the Narendra Modi government’s policies which are “emboldening such forces.” The protests here as well as San Diego and San Jose were organised by The Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA), […]

Nun offers lifeline to refugees who fled Timor Leste

Rostiana Bareto, 49, experienced tough living conditions as a refugee when she and her family settled in Atambua, western Timor, on the border with Indonesia. Despite the fundamental challenge of making ends meet, she and her husband decided to stay and avoid the political instability back home. More than 250,000 people fled Timor Leste or […]

Catholic woman rises to top govt post in Bangladesh

A Catholic woman has been appointed to one of Bangladesh’s top bureaucratic posts, drawing praise from the country’s minority Christian community. Nomita Halder from Shelabunia Church in Khulna Diocese was appointed acting secretary of the Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry. She is the first Christian in Bangladesh to hold such a high post in […]

The church and West Papua’s struggle for self-determination

As in Papuan society, so also in churches, there are members who opine that the western part of New Guinea has the right to be an independent state. There are also members who consider this region a province of Indonesia. But what is the attitude of church leaders? Seen from a theological perspective, it is […]

Vietnamese officials meet Benedictines over land dispute

Government authorities in central Vietnam offered no gesture of goodwill in dealing with a long-standing land dispute with Benedictines at a meeting between both sides, the monks have said. Twelve Benedictines led by Father Anthony Nguyen Van Duc, superior of Thien An Monastery, met 15 officials of Thua Thien Hue Province at the headquarters of […]