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Indian Bishop Urges Catholics To Vote For Secular Govt

Archbishop in the southern Indian state of Karnataka has urged Catholics to vote for a secular government in the country’s upcoming general election. “Choose a leader who is secular, non-communal, believes in the constitution, and is less corrupt,” Archbishop Peter Machado of Bengaluru said on April 7. He explained that by secular he meant one […]

Cardinal Poola: Don’t Ignore The Parts In Dignitatis Infinita About The Poor

Focusing on bioethical issues is to offer a partial (and too easy) reading of Dignitatis Infinita, the doctrinal declaration on human rights released by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, a view supported by Card Anthony Poola, archbishop of Hyderabad, in comments he shared with Asia-News, starting with the reactions generated in India […]

Catholic Charity Threatens India’s Security, Says Hindu Group

Caritas India’s work among tribal people and Dalits or former untouchables does not auger well with Hindu groups. A pro-Hindu group has demanded a federal probe into the activities of Caritas India, the social service organi-zation of the national Catholic bishops’ conference, saying they threaten India’s national, social, and economic security. The Legal Rights Protection […]

Hope marks Holy Week observations in violence-ravaged Manipur

The Catholic Church obser-ved the Holy Week with chur-ches packed with refugees in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur where ethnic violence has raged for 11 months. Fr Varghese Velickakam, vicar general of Imphal archdiocese that covers the entire state, said they had Palm Sunday services on March 24 “practically in every parish centre.” “Even […]

Indian Bishops Call On Church-run Schools To Promote Harmony

Catholic bishops have called on thousands of Church-run schools in India to promote religious harmony after the institutions faced the ire of right-wing Hindu groups over alleged religious conversions. “We need to respect all faith traditions without discrimination,” the bishops said in guidelines issued to schools on April 1.”Our primary objective behind issuing the guidelines […]

Abdul Kalam’s Mentor Dies At 100

Jesuit Father Ladislaus Chinnadurai, who had taught former Indian President Abdul Kalam, died at 5 pm on April 10 at Beschi Illam, Dindigul, in Tamil Nadu. He was 100.According to the Jesuit Madurai province, the funeral services will be held at 3 pm on April 11 at Beschi. “At this time of his sad demise, […]

Indian Nuns Urge Govt To Trace Missing Girl

A group of nuns in the eastern Indian Jharkhand state has asked a top government official to trace a missing girl, who has accused them of trying to convert her. “Indra Kumari [name changed] came to our center last July and was under-going training in tailoring. But since Good Friday [March 29] she has been […]

Secular Institute Changes Street Children’s Future In Bengaluru

In the past three decades, a tiny secular institute of con-secrated laywomen has changed the fate of hundreds of street children in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru. “We are only 12 members in India, and three of us work among street child-ren with the Salesian fathers,” said Silvy Lawrence Pazheri-kal, a member of the […]