Nasreen was depressed after a stroke left her husband paralyzed on his right side three years ago. Her youngest son took up his father’s job as a mason in the Catholic village of Mariamabad in Pakistan’s Punjab province. “Suddenly our sole breadwinner became...
Democracy is under threat due to the rising tide of populism, according to a new Luxembourg cardinal who is urging the church to stand against anti-democratic forces present in politics. Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich, who made a cardinal by Pope Francis on 5th...
Despite guidelines supporting Dalit Christians – formerly known as “untouchable” – not every church leader is working in their defense, according to one Indian bishop. “We still have to clean up our own house,” Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak told Crux. “In...
More than 200 incidents of violence against Christians reported in India, according to data compiled by advocacy group, New Delhi-based Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) – India. According to ADF-India, 218 incidents in 243 days of 2019, 159 mob violence incidents and...
The head of the Jesuits in South Asia has called for a new South Asian Association of Regional Corporation that encourages greater economic exchanges and more socio-political harmony. South Asia like rest of the world currently witnesses “an upsurge of the right-wing,...
