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US Senators ask new envoy to India to focus on human rights

US Senators have asked America’s ambassador designate to India, Kenneth Juster, to focus on human rights, ‘rise of Hindu nationalism’ and trade issues, apart from promoting security ties, during his stint. Juster was repeatedly asked about religious freedom, minority rights and human trafficking in India during a confirmation hearing at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee […]

VARIETY OF CATHOLIC RITES IN INDIA IS NOT THREAT TO UNITY, POPE SAYS

For centuries, Catholics in India have drawn support from and expressed their faith through the liturgies, traditions and spiri-tualities of three different rites; Pope Francis said it is time that all of them, no matter where they live in the country, have their own bishops. The Vatican announced on 10 October that Pope Francis had […]

Kandhamal’s violence-hit Christians continue to inspire

Catholic women leaders have drawn inspiration from the faith shown by survivors of the violent anti-Christian Kandhamal attacks when they recently visited the region in the eastern Indian State of Odisha. On Oct. 5 a group of 20 women visited the remote, impoverished area of Odisha where villagers were attacked by rampaging Hindu nationalists in […]

Archbishop condemns Hindu leader’s comments on Mother Teresa

Archbishop Thumma Bala of Hyderabad condemned the false accusations and derogatory comments made by Hindu leader Swami Paripoornananda Saras-wathi against Mother Teresa in a recent television debate. A Telugu Channel based in Hyderabad on Sept 22 broadcast a debate between Swami Paripoornananda Saraswathi, Head of Sreepeetham at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, and Dalit rights activist […]

History is being distorted: Goan priest

Catholic priest and theologian Dr Victor Ferrao has said that history is being distorted by upper caste Hindus to promote their views. Giving an example of such distortion, Dr Ferrao said the battle of Cuncolim gaunkars was a battle to safeguard their interest, but the same is now being promoted as the first battle for […]

Believers Church barred from receiving foreign funds

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has cancelled the FCRA registrations of the Believers Church and three of its affiliates — Ayana Charitable Trust (formerly Gospel for Asia India), Love India Ministries and Last Hour Minis-try. These NGOs are among 4,864 organisations that lost their FCRA registrations during 2017, according to the MHA website. The church […]

Catholic bishops denounce burning of Hindu deities in Mizoram

It is with great sadness and sorrow that we have learnt from sections of the National Press of an unfortunate incident in which members of a sect calling themselves Christians, have burnt images of Hindu deities and our Indian National Flag in Lunglie District of Mizoram. We have been in touch with the local Catholic […]

MYANMAR CARDINAL DEFENDS COUNTRY’S EMBATTLED LEADER

Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, Myanmar, has defended his country’s leader in the face of global criticism over the alleged ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya minority. Cardinal Bo said Aung San Suu Kyi, state counsellor, still represented the best hope that Myanmar would emerge from a military dictatorship into a democracy. He suggested that she […]