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Christian women express horror at Delhi border fortification

A national body of Catholic and Protestant women leaders has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to heed the protesting farmers’ demand and repeal the three recently enacted farm laws. “Our farmers have never failed our nation through the last 71 years. Please do not fail them now,” pleads a letter from the Indian Christian […]

Church must support resistance movements: Kerala priest

There is a need for Christians to close ranks with the protesting farmers who are fighting for justice, says Father Y.T. Vinayaraj, theologian, writer and chief editor of the Malankara Sabha Tharaka, the organ of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church head- quartered in Thiruvalla. “The Christian faith is essentially anti-imperialist and the Church is […]

Dalit Christians stage protest march in southern India

Dalit Christians in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu held a protest march in Kumbakonam Diocese against the discrimination faced by Dalits. The protesters from eight Dalit Christian groups marched on Feb. 6 to submit a memorandum to the bishop and other diocesan officials stating their demand for a Dalit bishop in the diocese.

India’s wealth gap widened during pandemic: Oxfam report

The wealthy in India grew richer during the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, while millions went to bed without food, says the latest Oxfam International report. The annual report, published just ahead of last week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, noted that Indian billionaires increased their wealth by 35 percent in 2020 when the world struggled against […]

Court orders probe into alleged misuse of church assets

The Madras High Court has directed the Registrar of Companies to inquire into allegations of misuse of the assets of the Church of South India (CSI) Trust Association that has properties worth several trillions of rupees across southern India. In his order, Justice R Mahadevan directed the registrar to conduct the inquiry strictly in accordance […]

No nationwide anti-conversion law planned: Government

A nationwide law to ban religious con-versions or interfaith marriages is not being planned since it falls under the dominion of states, the central government said in parliament on February 2. The assurance came amid a renewed drive for such legislation in several states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), that heads the federal […]

Pope names first woman under-secretary with rights to vote

Pope Francis February 6 appointed a Spanish priest and a French religious sister as under-secretaries of the Synod of Bishops. It is the first time a woman has held a position of this level within the general secretariat of the Synod of Bishops. Father Luis Marín de San Martín and Sister Nathalie Becquart will replace […]

Pope announces ‘world day of grandparents’

Pope Francis has announced a new “world day of grandparents and the elderly” to recognised often-forgotten older generations. Speaking after the Angelus yesterday, he praised the “precious voice” and “wisdom” of the elderly, and said it was important that children are allowed to meet and learn from their grandparents. He timed his announcement two days […]