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Indian state imposing patriotic slogan worries church leaders

A directive for government school students in India’s Madhya Pradesh State to and with a patriotic slogan called ‘Jai Hind’ (hail India) during attendance roll calls has been criticized by Catholic Church leaders. On May 15 the education department said the government had decided to make the slogan compulsory for government schools from the start […]

‘Honour’ killing in Catholic family shocks Indian state

The victim’s father and wife told media that they had approached police soon after he was kidnapped but officers refused to entertain them, saying they were busy arranging security for a visit by Pinaryi Vijayan, the state’s chief minister. Neenu named her brother Shanu Chacko and 11 people as responsible for the crime. Most gang […]

Kerala court quashes case against Cardinal in land scam

Priests in India are pinning their hopes on the Vatican after the High Court of Kerala dismissed a case against Cardinal George Alencherry over a land deal that has rocked the church for more than a year. Chief Justice Antony Dominic dismissed the case on May 22 on grounds that the court made jurisdictional errors […]

India’s government accused of shaping top judiciary

The collegium of India’s Supreme Court has met to reconsider its recomm-endation to elevate a Christian judge to the top court amid allegations that the pro-Hindu federal government had rejected him for ideological reasons. The collegium of judges met on May 11 to consider its January recommendation to elevate Chief Justice K.M. Joseph of Uttarakhand […]

Religious persecution the new normal in India

In the campaign for the southern Indian State of Karnataka’s May 12 election, religion was once more at the centre of the battle between the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which controls the federal government, and its long-term rival, the Indian National Congress. The two, along with local secular party Janata Dal (Secular) were fighting […]

Orthodox Church cautious in its approach

The Patriarch has invited the church for peace talks during his visit to India Even as they have received an explicit invite from Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Aphrem II for initiating peace talks during his visit to India, the Malankara Orthodox Church appears to be taking a cautious approach to the issue. Speaking to The […]

Gender bias kills over 200,000 girls in India each year: Lancet

Apart from the rising number of female foeticide cases in India, more than 200,000 girls under the age of five die each year in the country, finds a Lancet study led by an Indian-origin resear-cher. The study, published in the journal Lancet Global Health, has found that there is on an average 239,000 excess deaths […]

Church calls for clean Nagaland by poll

The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) has reminded people to go for a “clean election,” vote with a clear conscience and without influence. May 26 appeal came two days ahead of the Nagaland Lok Sabha by-election. Naga People’s Front (NPF) president Shürhozelie Liezietsu also urged the party people to take a firm stand to defend […]