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Religious bias seen in India revising citizenship claims‍

Religious bias is suspected in an Indian government move that could result in millions of people who migrated from Bangladesh five decades ago losing their citizenship rights. India’s National Register of Citizens (NCR) on July 30 published a list accepting as Indian citizens those who migrated fr

Death of atheist Karunanidhi saddens church people

Church leaders in the southern Indian State of Tamil Nadu have expressed condolences at the death of Muthuvel Karunanidhi, a five-time state chief minister who supported freedom of religion despite being an atheist. Karunanidhi died on Aug. 7 of an age-related illness in a hospital in state capital Chennai. He was 94. The self-proclaimed atheist […]

Rose petals for Shiva pilgrims, beatings and arrests for Christians

Whilst acts of hooliganism and violence against Christians intensify in Uttar Pradesh, India’s “secular” authorities continue to show “preferences” for Hindus. On August 8, senior police and government officials in Meerut threw rose petals from a helicopter to greet Kanwar pilgrims. A video, shared on social media, shows Additional Director General of Police Prashant Kumar […]

Serra Bangalore Annual Scripture Quiz 2018

The Serra Club of Bangalore comprising of a group of lay Catholics promote, foster and encourage vocations to the Priesthood and Consecrated life. They held their 14th Annual Scripture Quiz on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at the Catholic Club, Bangalore, who also co-sponsored the event. This year’s theme for the quiz was ‘Evangelization’ and focused […]

Goa still a ‘battery’ of Catholicism for Asia

Goa, a former Portuguese colony that now ranks as having one of the most famous beaches in India, is continuing to promote Christianity in Asia as part of its colonial legacy, according to former Archbishop Raul Gonsalves. The 91-year-old retiree believes Jesuit missionaries, who have been based in his homeland on the subcontinent’s southwest coast […]

Vietnamese court imprisons peaceful demonstrators

A court in southern Vietnam has jailed 15 protesters includ-ing Catholics who joined nat-ionwide protests against a new cybersecurity law and a draft law on special economic zones. On July 30, the People’s Court in Bien Hoa city sentenced Tran Nguyen Duy Quang, 35, and Pham Ngoc Hanh, a 45-year-old Catholic mother of five, to […]