Stop claiming benefits under Article 30: BJP to Church

Stop claiming benefits under Article 30: BJP to Church

Goa Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao urged the central government to revoke the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), calling the law “divisive” and “discriminatory,” state BJP general secretary Narendra Sawaikar on Feb. 10 urged him to stop claiming benefits under Article...
Catholic religious support Shaheen Bagh’s women protesters

Catholic religious support Shaheen Bagh’s women protesters

A group of Catholic religious has expressed solidarity with the women protesters of Shaheen Bagh in the national capital. Around 25 Catholic priests and nuns from Delhi led by Presentation Sister Anastasia Gill on February 2 spent a day with the women who are...
CAA unconstitutional, say Catholic religious at grassroots

CAA unconstitutional, say Catholic religious at grassroots

A group Catholic priests and nuns working among the poorest and most marginalized communities in Maharashtra has opposed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as unconstitutional. “The CAA is the first instance of religion being overtly used as criterion for citizenship...
Dialogue only way forward for social harmony: Cardinal Gracias

Dialogue only way forward for social harmony: Cardinal Gracias

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, says consistent dialogue with all sections of people is important and necessary to maintain unity and harmony in society. “Dialogue is the tapestry of different cultures, languages and...
Church leaders wary of Kerala’s burial rights bill

Church leaders wary of Kerala’s burial rights bill

Catholic Church leaders in Kerala have expressed apprehension about the state’s communistled government proposing a new law on the burial rights of Christians. The proposed law has several aspects that need clarification to ensure that it does not end up obscuring the...