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Indian priest who joined Hindu nationalist party relieved of duties by bishop

An elderly Catholic priest in India’s Kerala state was suspended from priestly duties for joining India’s ruling BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party or Indian People’s Party), which is known for pursuing a Hindu nationalist agenda. The BJP is the party of Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi. The priest’s action took place at a time of rising […]

Religious leaders of Manipur meet for peace in Guwahati

Even as Imphal Valley was in turmoil over the disappearance of two students, Interfaith Forum for Peace and harmony, Manipur, were meeting with Kuki Church leaders searching for ways of peace. While this meeting was the initiative of interfaith forum, it was prompted and supported by Archbishop Emeritus Thomas Menamparampil of Guwahati, who had visited […]

Catholic priest, three others sent to jail in India

A court in a northern Indian state has remanded four Catholics, including a priest, to judicial custody under the stringent anti-conversion law. The court in Prayagaraj district in northern Uttar Pradesh on Oct. 2 sent Father Babu Francis, director of social work of Allahabad diocese, and three other Catholics to jail, a day after their arrest. […]

Journalists urge India’s chief justice to uphold media freedom

Media organizations have urged India’s chief justice to uphold freedom of speech following the arrest of a popular editor and raids on 46 journalists. In a letter to Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, 18 media bodies noted, “The fact is that today, a large section of journalists in India finds itself working under the threat of reprisal.” The […]

Court relief to India’s minority institutions

The top court in a southern Indian state has ruled that education institutions of minorities, including Christians, do not have to implement reservation quotas, which are part of the country’s affirmative action program. In its order,  the Madras High Court in Tamil Nadu said that the government cannot compel educational institutions run by religious and linguistic […]

Is the era of the traditional family over in America? Survey suggests yes

Most Americans don’t place a high priority on marriage and children compared with their careers and friends, a new Pew Research Center survey says, and a large minority of Americans are pessimistic about the future of marriage and family. Patrick T. Brown, a family policy expert and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, […]

CARA study shows positive signs of Catholic belief in Eucharist in US

Two-thirds of Catholics believe Jesus is present in the Eucharist, but only 17% attend Mass weekly, according to survey Almost two-thirds of Catholics believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, but only 17% of adult Catholics physically attend Mass at least once per week, according to a newly published survey from Georgetown […]

New Hong Kong cardinal: Sharing ‘love of God,’ not conversions, goal of Church in China

Cardinal-elect Stephen Chow said on Sept. 28 that evangelization in China today should focus on communicating the love of God “without the agenda of turning them into Catholics.” In an interview in Rome with CNA on Sept. 28, the bishop of Hong Kong, who will be made a cardinal in the consistory this weekend, spoke […]