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Survey shows decline in US Catholics’ concern about global Christian persecution

Global Christian persecution is ranked as less urgent an issue than human trafficking, poverty, climate change and the global refugee crisis. A new poll shows that although more than half of US Catholics are “very concerned” about the persecution of Christians around the world, that level of concern has sharply declined in the past two […]

Bangalore Parish To Follow Ten commandments To Help Poor

A parish under the Archdiocese of Bangalore has decided to follow a new set of ten commandments as part of its observation of the Year of the Poor. The Don Bosco Church in Bengaluru, capital city of Karnataka State, will follow a simple lifestyle, avoid culture of waste, educate poor children, feed the hungry, heal […]

Tribals, Dalits protest against CAA in New Delhi

Hundreds of Dalits, Tribals, Muslims and Christians from various parts of India gathered in New Delhi to protest against the implementation the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR). The March 4 protest at Jantar Mantar, near the Parliament building, was organized by Save Nation […]

Archdiocese of Bombay dedicates pastoral centre to late Cardinal Pimenta

Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay celebrated a special memorial Mass at St John the Evangelist Church in Marol on March 1 in honor of his predecessor, who died 2013 at the age of 93. The parish was the home parish of the late cardinal, and was the place where he was buried after his death. […]

Nun, hospital employee charged with conversion in India

Ucanews.com reported the charges came after Hindu activists barged into Sanjo Hospital in Mandya district and beat up its public relations officer, Solomon George, said Father Josekutty Kalayil, who is helping the hospital deal with the case. George and Sister Nirmal Jose, hospital administer, were accused of denigrating Hindu gods and attempting to convert Hindus, Kalayil […]

Overcoming the cycle of poverty

There is extreme poverty in the world. One percent of rich people have more money and wealth than the combined wealth of 4.6 billion people who have almost nothing. World-wide there are about 735 million people in extreme poverty. In the Philippines, there are an estimated six million people in extreme poverty. Why is there […]

Indian tribals rally for recognition of their religion

Some 1,000 tribals from across India including Christians gathered in the national capital to demand recognition of their religion in the 2021 census. They sang, danced and displayed placards saying they were misguided by all the parties who had used them for their political gain without fulfilling their promises.

Awakening: A missionary responsibility seminar held

A two-day communication and media workshop on the theme “Awakening: A Missionary Responsibility” was organized by the Society of Divine Word (SVD) Mumbai province on March 3-4 at Atma Darshan, Andheri, Mumbai. As many as 30 SVD priests and two Holy Spirit sisters (SSpS) from all over India participated in the workshop. Seeing the need […]