Indian Catholics lend helping hand to Kumbh Mela pilgrims

Indian Catholics lend helping hand to Kumbh Mela pilgrims

A Catholic-run hospital and a college in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have offered free meals to Hindu devotees as mi-llions gather to attend the Kumbh Mela, dubbed the world’s largest religious gathering. Father Vipin D’Souza, director of Nazareth...
First Christians jailed for conversion in India get bail

First Christians jailed for conversion in India get bail

A Christian couple convicted of trying to convert people to Christianity in the first such case in India has been granted bail, after they challenged the conviction in the high court of Uttar Pradesh state. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, the northern...
Indian bishops oppose movie disparaging faith, conversion

Indian bishops oppose movie disparaging faith, conversion

Bishops of Christian Churches across India have jointly condemned a film, saying it deroga-torily portrays their religion and faith in the language of an eastern Indian state having a history of anti-Christian violence. The movie Sanatani–Karma hi Dharma, made in the...
Christians welcome political change in troubled Indian state

Christians welcome political change in troubled Indian state

Christian leaders in strife-torn Manipur state in northeastern India have welcomed the resignation of its chief minister, close to two years after the state witnessed unprecedented violence that claimed over 250 lives, mostly Christians. Chief Minister Biren Singh...
Nun who won global award for anti-trafficking mission

Nun who won global award for anti-trafficking mission

Canossian Sister Grasy Luisa Rodrigues received the Common Good Award at the Sisters’ Anti-Trafficking Awards May 23, 2024, in Rome for saving trafficking victims for the past 13 years. She also educates youth about the Indian Juvenile Justice Act, cyber safety and...