Indian Catholics slam silence over Nigerian massacre

Indian Catholics slam silence over Nigerian massacre

Catholics in India have questioned the silence of the global community over the brutal mass killing of Christians in southwest Nigeria recently and want it to take a strong stand against such atrocities. Scores of Catholics belonging to the Catholic Congress based in...
Opposition to reinstatement of Indian bishop cleared of rape

Opposition to reinstatement of Indian bishop cleared of rape

A civil society group assisting Catholic nuns in distress has opposed a reported move to reinstate Bishop Franco Mulakkal to his former post after being acquitted of rape charges by a trial court.Save Our Sisters (SOS) in a June 14 statement urged Catholic authorities...
Attacks on Christians increasing in India

Attacks on Christians increasing in India

An interdenominational rights group in India’s national capital has demanded the federal government and judiciary intervene immediately to check the rapid rise in incidents of violence, coercion and false arrests of Christians. The New Delhi-based United Christian...
Christians condemn article defaming India’s first layman saint

Christians condemn article defaming India’s first layman saint

Catholics have criticized a pro-Hindu publication for calling Devasahayam Pillai, the first Indian layman to be declared a saint, “a thief who was shot dead for his crime.” The objectionable writing questioning the recent canonization titled “Devasahayam Pillai and...
Kerala High Court grants bail to Abhaya case convicted

Kerala High Court grants bail to Abhaya case convicted

The Kerala High Court on June 23 granted bail to a Catholic priest and a nun who have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the sensational Abhaya murder case. The division bench of Justices Vinod Chandran and C Jayachandran acted upon the petitions of Father Thomas...