The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) that made a surprise search of a girls’ hostel in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has demanded action against Catholic nuns who manage it. The nuns have appealed the district collector of Raisen...
A Muslim body in Kerala has filed a case against a Catholic bishop for allegedly promoting disharmony, enmity and hatred between two religious communities in the southern Indian state. The police in Kuravilangad town in Kottayam district November 1 registered the case...
Minister of State for Minority Affairs John Barla has called on Arunachal Pradesh’s two Catholic bishops and dis-cussed crucial issues affecting Christians in the north-eastern Indian state and the country. The minister was on a five-day tour that ended October 31. He...
India’s top court has agreed to hear a dispute between Christians and Muslims over minority scholarships for students after accepting an appeal filed by Kerala’s state government. The Supreme Court bench of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice B.R. Gavai on Oct. 29...
Christians of former low caste or Dalit origin face several forms of discrimination within the Catholic Church but they never abandon their faith in Christ, says Sister Robancy Amal Helen, who has been working for the community. The 33-year-old member of Idente...
