Pope Francis has appointed Father Antony Valunkal as the auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Verapoly in Kerala. The 54-year-old bishop-elect is currently the rector and parish priest of the National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom in Vallarpadam,...
Archbishop Linus Neli of Imphal has called all Catholics in the eastern Indian state of Manipur to hold intense fast and prayer for reconciliation and peace May 3-5. “Let us persistently pray for the day when people of all ethnicities and religious commu-nities can...
A pro-Hindu group has sought action against a Catholic arch-bishop, accusing him of violating the country’s poll code by trying to influence voters on religious grounds amid India’s ongoing national elections. The Legal Rights Protection Forum (LRPF), aligned with...
A Hindu nationalist group in India, the world’s most populous country, has demanded a law to control population growth over perceived fears that Muslims could outnumber the majority Hindus. “Hindus generally settle down for one or two children… [but] there are...
An Indian court had to inter-vene to ensure a proper burial for a tribal Christian after residents of his predominantly Hindu villa-ge objected to Christian burial in the village. Fifty-four-year-old Isvar Korram, an indigenous Christian, died on April 25 while...
