The archbishop of Delhi has called for a prayer campaign until the next general election in an unprecedented political inter-vention, citing a threat to the country’s secular fabric, trigger-ing angry reactions from the ruling Hindu nationalist party. “We are...
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...
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...
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...
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...
