The Indian government has released an ambitious education policy aiming to transform the country’s learning system to match global standards, gene-rating mixed reactions from church officials. The federal cabinet approved the National Education Policy 2020 on July 29,...
A funeral pyre in a Catholic cemetery is usually unimaginable in India, where Christians prefer burial to dispose of the bodies of their community members. Contrary to this belief and centuries-old practice, a Catholic diocese in southern India has decided to cremate...
Two women were raped and killed among six Christians murdered for their faith in India in the first half of this year, according to a newly released report. Three others — two Christian women and a 10-year-old girl — were raped for their refusal to give up their new...
Church and political leaders in India’s southern State of Karnataka have expressed dismay over the state removing chapters on Jesus Christ and the Prophet Muhammad from the school syllabus. The state run by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has also removed...
Catholic dioceses in northern India plan to set up centres to help migrant labourers. This was decided on August 7 during a virtual meeting organized by the Commission for Migrants under the Regional Bishops’ Council of the North (RBCN) in collaboration with its...
