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Pope Francis to open youth education hub in Indonesia during Apostolic Journey

Pope Francis will inaugurate the first regional headquarters of Scholas Occurrentes in Southeast Asia during his visit to Indonesia from Sept. 3 to 6. The global educational project, which started in 2001 under his leadership as Archbishop of Buenos Aires, focuses on engaging youth in education, art, and sports. On September 4, Pope Francis will visit the […]

Indian court hailed for upholding education quota for poor

Christian leaders and lawyers have lauded India’s top court for upholding a legal provision that ensures the education of children from poor families in expensive private schools. “The supreme court’s order has kept intact the rights of the children from economically weaker sections for quality education,” said Abraham Mathai, a former vice-chairman of the minorities […]

Indian Christians slam harsher anti-conversion law

Church leaders and rights activists have deplored the passing of sweeping changes to the anti-conversion law in a northern Indian state where Christians complain of harassment. The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which provides for stricter punishment, including life imprisonment for fraudulent or forced conversion, was passed by the […]

Indian Church extends help to rain-hit Himalayan states

The Indian Church has joined the government in relief work after a southwest monsoon became active over a large geographical area and torrential rains wreaked havoc across the South Asian nation. Down in the south, Kerala’s northern Wayanad district was hit by a massive landslide on July 31, killing nearly 407 people and the whereabouts […]

Tribal Christians put peace before cash in India’s Manipur

Indigenous Christian leaders have called on the government to restore peace instead of distributing cash to build new houses for victims of the sectarian strife in northeastern Manipur where Christians fight Hindus. The real problem is “restoring pace,” noted a Church leader from Manipur where a 15-month-long conflict over conferring tribal status on the majority […]

Wayanad: Church joins others to plan survivors’ rehabilitation

Various dioceses, religious congregations, and laity groups have formed a task force with Hindus and Muslims to implement short term and long-term rehabilitation plans for the landslide survivors in Kerala’s Wayanad district. The hilly district on July 30 witnessed one of the “worst ever landslides” in the southern Indian state that killed more than 400 […]

Indian bishops condemn Last Supper parody at Olympics

Indian bishops and laity groups have joined Catholics around the globe to deplore the parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting of the Last Supper at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. “The Last Supper is not merely a piece of art but a profound symbol of the Holy Eucharist, established by Jesus Christ himself,” said […]

Indian Church leaders slam ‘false campaign’ against missionaries

Church leaders have criticized fringe elements in India’s ruling pro-Hindu party for giving a “communal colour” to the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples celebrations in the country, which has the second-largest tribal population in the world. The day was celebrated in different parts of the country on Aug. 9. However, the Akhil Bharatiya […]