Police probe Catholic-run orphanage in central India

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...
Indian prelate seeks end to violence against Christians

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...
Women decry “misogynistic” school exam question

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...
Christian women distressed at killing of innocents in Nagaland

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...