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JESUIT SCHOLAR CALLS FOR DALIT CARDINAL

It is time the Church in India had a cardinal from the Dalit community, says a Jesuit scholar. It will be a great recognition for Dalits who form more than 60% of Christians in the country,  says Father A.Maria Arul Raja, a professor of Religious Studies at the Jesuit Theology Centre in Chennai. The priest spoke to Matters India after addressing more than 200 bishops who […]

INDIA HAS 63 MILLION ‘MISSING’ WOMEN AND 21 MILLION UNWANTED GIRLS, GOVERNMENT SAYS

The Indian government said on January 29 that there were more than 63 million women “missing” from its population and that 2 million go “missing” across age groups every year because of abortion of female foetuses, disease, neglect and inadequate nutrition. There are also 21 million unwanted girls, the government said. The 2017-18 estimate, released as part of the […]

ANTI-CHRISTIAN VIOLENCE IN TELANGANA: MUSLIM LEGISLATOR DEMANDS ACTION

A prominent Muslim political leader in Telangana has demanded stern action against those involved in a series of attacks on Christians in the southern Indian State. The demand was made by Akbaruddin Owaisi, a legislator belonging to the Majlis-e- Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (Council of the Union of Muslims) at press conference on January 5 in Hyderabad, the state capital. The legislator also released a letter he wrote to the […]

DON’T SELL JESUS, BAPTIST LEADER ASKS NAGA POLITICIANS

The leader of Baptists in Nagaland has urged politicians in the Christian-majority state not to betray their faith for money and power. “Do not surrender your Christian principles and above all your faith for the sake of money and development,” says Reverend Aelhou Keyho, general secretary of the Nagaland Baptist Churches Council (NBCC) in a letter addressed to leaders of all […]

BIHAR’S LAST AMERICAN JESUIT MISSIONARY DIES

An era in the Bihar Church history ended on February 12 with the death of its last American Jesuit missionary. Father Jerome Durack died at 6:20 am at Xavier Bhawan, Xavier Teachers Training Institute, Digha Ghat, a western suburb of Patna, the state capital. He was 88. He was unwell for the past few days. “Fr Durack’s death is a moment of special significance […]