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Catholic women demand transparency in Church handling clergy abuse‍

The Sisters in Solidarity, a national forum of Catholic women in India, on February 6 demanded “absolute transparency and accountability” in the way the Church handles sex abuse cases. The group, comprising religious and lay women, stresses revising canon law and the “theology of priesthood”

Inequality kills,’ Oxfam report reminds India

The poor became poorer while the rich became richer in India during 2021, says a survey by Oxfam International. Indian billionaires increased their wealth by 39 percent in 2021 and are getting richer at a much faster pace, but the poor saw their annual income drop by 53 percent and are still struggling to earn […]

Vatican ambassador to India insists caste plays no role in bishop selection

In a statement sent to Crux, the Apostolic Nunciature in India said it wanted to make “clarifications” about a February 2 meeting of the Dalit Christian Liberation Movement (DCLM) with the Apostolic Nuncio, Italian Archbishop Leo-poldo Girelli. Dalits were formerly known as “Untouchables,” the lowest level on the Hindu caste system. In India, it is […]

Thousands join campaign against anti-conversion laws in India

Thousands of people cutting across religions have demanded the repeal of all anti-conversion laws in India. The demand comes ahead of February 14 when the Karnataka government plans to table the Anti-Conversion Bill in the state’s Upper House. Prominent signatories of the petition to the Indian president of India included among others Admiral L Ramdas, […]

Indian minorities laud court order on interfaith marriage

An order by a top court in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh upholding an interfaith marriage has been welcomed by minority communities. The Jabalpur bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court confirmed the rights of a Hindu woman married to a Muslim man while preventing the government from criminalizing the marriage by invoking the […]

Odisha: Church caught in dispute reopens after 22 years

A Catholic parish was reopened for the public after 22 years in the eastern Indian state of Odisha with the help of the civil authorities. The Chandiput parish of the diocese of Berhampur was closed after a priest refused to accept his transfer and stayed on defying the local bishop. On February 2, the parish […]