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Bengaluru Christians rally against anti-conversion bill

The United Christian Forum of Karnataka on December 4 organized a peace rally in Karnataka capital of Bengaluru against a proposed anti-conver-sion bill and survey on Christian institutions in the southern Indian state. The rally was initiated by the Archdiocese of Bangalore in collaboration with all Christian denominations and other Catholic dioceses in the state […]

Indian tribal people up the ante on separate religion code

Indian tribal people, including some who are now Christians, assembled in the national capital New Delhi to press their demand for a separate Sarna religion code in the upcoming census. The followers of the Sarna religion are predominantly of tribal origin and claim to be nature worshippers. They have been demanding recognition for it as a […]

Catholic priest in Odisha trains India’s future women’s hockey team

A Catholic priest in Odisha hopes to achieve his childhood dream of playing hockey for India. He now trains women to become the country’s future hockey team and his main supporter is his bishop. “I always wanted to become a member of India’s A team, stay in a sport hostel and play for my nation. […]

Religious polarization targets voters in Indian polls

For Indian politicians, it is time again for temple runs as five crucial states, including the largest, Uttar Pradesh in the north, prepare to go to the polls in the first quarter of 2022. And besides making a public display of offering flowers and milk to a plethora of gods, the usual election talk to polarize […]

Police probe Catholic-run orphanage in central India

A police probe has been initiated into a Catholic-run orphanage in Sagar Diocese in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh following allegations that its inmates were given beef and taught the Bible, among other charges. Church leaders denied the charges and said they were part of a well-orchestrated malicious campaign to defame the Church, especially […]

Indian prelate seeks end to violence against Christians

Archbishop Sebastian Durairaj of Bhopal has urged authorities to end the continuing violence against Christians in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. “A section of our community is feeling insecure. That is why we met Home Minister Narottam Mishra, who has assured us of appropriate act-ion,” the archbishop is reported to have said in […]

Women decry “misogynistic” school exam question

Women in India on December 13 decried a “blatantly misogynistic” and regressive” question a national school board asked its tenth grade students. “The education ministry must seriously do an enquiry, and the one made the question/statement should be punished severely,” says Sister Joel Urumpil, a social worker in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, reacting […]

Christian women distressed at killing of innocents in Nagaland

The Indian Catholic Women Movement, an ecumenical forum, has expressed “deep distress and anguish” at the killing of civilians in a messed-up counter-insurgency operation in Nagaland. “The killing of innocent lives calls for a just probe into the matter, in order to identify why and how the operation went wrong. It is important to end […]