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Indian minorities hail Supreme Court relief for protesters

Indian Christian and Mu-slim leaders have hailed a Supreme Court judgment directing a refund of fines collected by the Uttar Pradesh state government from those protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) Bill. The fines amounting to 2.24 million rupees (US$29, 900) were imposed on more than 800 protesters alleging they had damaged public property […]

Indian bishops campaign for Dalit Christians’ rights

Catholic bishops in a southern Indian state have launched a campaign to mobilize political support to end discrimination against Dalit Christians in the country. “We have already handed over memoranda to all federal ministers, parliamentarians and state legislators from Kerala state seeking their support to end discrimination against Dalit Christians,” Aux. Bishop Jacob Muricken of […]

India’s tribal Christians wary of marrying, converting outsiders

The Christian-majority state of Mizoram in northeast India has been rocked by a marriage leading to a religious conversion and granting of tribal status to an outsider. At the center of the heated controversy is the scheduled tribe (ST) certificate issued by the Aizawal district administration in 2018 to Kamrul Islam Laskar, a non-tribal man […]

Salesian college students build house for mother in Kerala

A homeless mother with two children received a new house, thanks to the volunteers of Don Bosco Arts and Science College at Angadikadavu in Kerala’s Kannur district. The project began when Lucy George, a Salesian cooperator, heard during a bus journey Jessy talk about her problems of being homeless. George mentioned this to the students […]

Indian Catholics seek legal action against defamation

Catholic officials in the southern Indian state of Kerala have begun lodging police complaints against what they call a rising trend in media to defame the Church, particularly priests and nuns. “Our priests and nuns have lodged more than 160 police complaints across the state against certain online, mainstream and social media platforms for portraying […]

Bishop Mulakkal to hold exclusive classes for priests

Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar will take classes during an exclusive seminar for Catholic priests in Kerala, southern India. Christeen, a Catholic Charismatic movement for children, is organizing the February 24 seminar in Kottayam, a major town in Kerala. The seminar will address issues and problems faced by the Church, especially in Kerala. Bishop Mulakkal […]

Manipur: Convent gutted in midnight fire, nuns escape unhurt

A convent was gutted in a fire accident February 22 in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur. All three sisters in the Daughters of St Francis de Sales convent managed to come out of their rooms when the fire broke out at 00:15 am. The convent was situated at Laii village in Senapati district. “It […]

Kerala policeman praised for saving man from mob

Unknown persons become heroes overnight through their self-less service to humanity or their quick action to save someone from danger. One such person is Kiran Shyam, sub inspector of Aruvikkara in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram district. His brave act that saved a person from an angry mob has brought him accolades and stardom.