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EVIL AGAINST CHILDREN INTOLERABLE: BISHOP RODRIGUES‍

Faced with the evil done to children, “no one can remain silent,” says Bishop John Rodrigues, rector of the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Bandra (Mumbai). The prelate was addressing the Mass on December 28 for the feast day of the Holy Innocents, which commemorates the massacre of children order

SIBLING SURVIVORS OF ORISSA PROGROM CHOOSE CONSECRATED LIFE

Ten years ago, Hindu nationalists persecuted and destroyed their home during the pogroms in the district of Kandhamal, in Orissa. They both decided to serve the Church in consecrated life. They are Fr Anand Pradhan and Sr Anjali Pradhan, brother and sister, who survived the violence against Christians unleashed by Hindu radicals in 2008. At that […]

SYRO-MALABAR CHURCH TO SET UP INTERNAL COMMITTEES

Hit by controversies, including sexual abuse involving priests, the Kerala-based Syro-Malabar Catholic Church has decided to set up internal committees at the diocesan level to create a “safe environment” for all, including children and vulnerable adults. The decision to implement the “Safe Environment Policy” was taken at the Synod of the Syro-Malabar Archiespicoal Church being […]

ANDHRA PRADESH TO HIKE AID FOR JERUSALEM PILGRIMAGE

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced that the State government would increase the financial aid to the Christians for the Jerusalem pilgrimage from Rs 40,000 to Rs 75,000. He also announced Rs 1.5 crore financial aid to the CSI St Pauls Basilica Church known as CSI Church located near the State Guest House. Stating […]

DALIT CHRISTIAN BODY CONDEMNS RESERVATION FOR FORWARD CASTES

The National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW) on January 9 expressed shock and anguish over the Indian government’s determination to extend reservation benefits to the economically weaker section of the dominant castes of the country. “NDCW opposes this move which is against the spirit of the Constitution of India as the ‘Concept of Reservation’ was introduced […]

BRITISH REPORT SCOLDS INDIA GOVT OVER RELIGION-BASED VIOLENCE

A British parliamentary report has criticized the Indian government for failing to protect religious minorities from violent Hindu hardliners. A report by the British AllParty Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief said the rise of nationalist “Hindutva” ideology — which defines ‘Indian’ as exclusively Hindu — has led to an increase in […]