Young Catholics from around 100 countries are gathered in Manila for the July 6 start of an international youth festival organized by the global Focolare Movement. The 11th edition of Genfest, which is being held for the first time outside Europe, carries the theme...
Police in Jharkhand arrested 16 missiona-ries on June 8, on charges of converting tribal Adivasi by force to Christianity, the Press Trust of India reported. Speaking to AsiaNews, Sajan K George, president of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), said that...
Several Christian families have been assaulted and expelled from their village by local extremists for refusing to renounce their faith, drawing protest from an American group who says the attack violates the families’ rights under Indian law. “We here at...
Reclaiming the charism and spirituality has to be a top priority if religious congregations in India have to survive, says Montfort Brother Paul Raj. Addressing a gathering of the local unit of the Conference of Religious India (CRI) in Bangalore on July 1, the...
Wearing her veil, congrega-tion’s uniform and sporting a calm smile, Sr Linet Antony SKD would match anyone’s concept of a Christian nun. But once the Kannur native gets on to the stage and starts singing, the listeners can’t help not being pleasantly surprised. For,...
