India’s pro-Hindu government has presented detailed data in parliament showing a surge in religion-based violence since it came to power four years ago. The statistics, revealed on Feb. 6, confirm a long-standing allegation by rights groups that the situation is...
Four Catholic priests have been charged with rioting and criminal intimidation in India’s Madhya Pradesh State over a land dispute involving a hard-line Hindu group. The priests of Ujjain Diocese resisted an attempt by a Hindu group to take over a piece of land in...
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on January 30 hit out at the BJP-led NDA government for offering money to churches in Congress-ruled Meghalaya ahead of the assembly elections. “You will find the BJP has a lot of money. These days their leadership believes that...
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...
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...
