A Catholic priest, who recently assaulted his bishop, has been sus-pended, according to a letter from the victim prelate. In a letter to Father Varghese Palappallil, Bishop Pius Thomas D’Souza of Ajmer cited the second section of Canon law 1370 to inform his priest...
The demand for a separate Rite for Dalit Catholics is gaining momentum with many supporting it as a solution to caste-based discrimination in the Indian Church. “If this can bring about much needed respect for the Dalit Catholics and wipe out that invisible line of...
For Christians trying to care for the poor in India, there is always a need for more prayer, more hands, and more money. Much of that money comes from donors in other countries. Recently, though, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has tightened regulations on...
Father Rodney Borneo, a popular priest of Calcutta arch-diocese, on March 9 joined the Bharatiya Janata Party that heads the federal coalition government, according to a video clip circula-ting in social media platforms. The video shows Father Borneo coming to a stage...
Madhya Pradesh High Court in central India has granted bail to five of nine Christians arrest-ed a month ago on charges of violating a law that criminalizes religious conversions. The court on Feb. 4 granted bail after state police failed to substantiate the charges...
