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...
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 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...
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...
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...
