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Kazakh women against proposed tax to marry foreigners

The new Member of Parliament in Kazakhstan, Karakat Abden, has put forward a proposal that has unleashed discontent in her country: that of “imposing a tax on Kazakh girls who marry foreigners”. A group of women’s rights activists immediately started collecting signatures for a petition, leading to Abden’s removal from her parliamentary seat. In her speech […]

Christians slam Pakistan’s ‘faulty’ census

Christian leaders in Pakistan have slammed the ongoing national census saying the questionnaires were erratic and accused the enumerators of not counting many members of minority groups. “Many parish houses [parsonages] have been skipped. Maybe they thought no one stays in churches. Since every parish has at least three priests, at least 40 people will […]

85 killed, over 300 injured in stampede at charity event in Yemen

At least 85 people were killed and 322 injured in a deadly stampede at a charity distribution event in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Thursday, according to an AFP report. The stampede took place during the distribution of charitable donations by merchants in the final days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Houthi-controlled Ministry […]

Derogatory remarks against Pope: Nun goes to high court

A Catholic nun has approached the Gujarat High Court for action against alleged derogatory remarks on nuns and the Pope during an event organized by a rightwing Hindu group. Sister Manjula Tuscano, a member of the Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary, on April 17 confirmed to Matters India that she had filed the petition […]

PM Modi responds positively to hosting pope in India

Church leaders in a southern Indian state have called on visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprised him of the concerns of the Christian community and talked about a possible papal visit to India. Leaders from seven Church denominations met Modi on April 24 in a private hotel in Kochi, the financial capital of Kerala. […]

Chhattisgarh High Court grants bail to 10 Christians

A top court in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh has granted bail to 10 Protestant Christians who have been languishing in jail for nearly four months for allegedly inciting violence. The Bilaspur High Court on April 19 released on bail the pastors and evangelists and directed them to cooperate with the police probe against […]

Hundreds attend pilgrimage to honor first Adivasi Servant of God

Hundreds of people on April 23 flocked to a remote village in eastern India to participate in the first pilgrimage that commemorated the 62nd death anniversary of the first Servant of God from the Adivasi community. Jesuit Archbishop Felix Toppo of Ranchi led the Mass assisted by 75 priests at Sargaon, the birthplace of Sister […]

Tamil Nadu assembly resolution supports Dalit Christian cause

Dalit Christian groups in Tamil Nadu have welcomed a resolution passed in the state legislative assembly to grant Scheduled Caste status for their people. “We are very grateful to the chief minister for the resolution that was passed in the assembly as the matter is being heard in the Supreme Court. It is an inspiration […]