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98 TRIBAL CHRISTIANS RECONVERTED TO HINDUISM, CLAIMS RIGHT-WING GROUP

The Hindu Jagran Manch, a Hindu right-wing group, claimed that 98 Christians belonging to 23 tribal families were “reconverted” to Hinduism in Tripura. The people, mostly tea garden workers hailing from Bihar and Jharkhand, had been converted to Christianity in 2010, Tripura unit president of the Hindu Jagran Manch Uttam Dey said. “This is like […]

MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH CALLED FOR A NATIONAL DEBATE ON MASS CONVERSIONS

Interior Minister Rajnath Singh expressed concern over mass conversions in the country and called for a national debate on the issue. Speaking at a meeting organized by Rashtriya Isai Mahasangh, a Christian group, he clarified that mass conversions must be controlled. In the meeting, held in New Delhi on January 15, the minister said he […]

ANNUAL POLL SHOWS 75% OF ADULTS WANT RESTRICTIONS ON ABORTION

Just in time for the annual March for Life, an annual poll of Americans’ views on abortion shows that 75% want “substantial” restrictions on abortion access even as more than half of respondents describe themselves as “pro-choice.” Conducted by the Marist Poll at Marist College, the survey of 1,066 adults Jan. 8-10 revealed that respondents […]

SURVEY ASSESSES VIEWS OF BISHOPS, DIACONATE DIRECTORS ON WOMEN DEACONS

Should the Vatican permit the ordination of women as deacons — a topic that has been studied by a papal commission — a majority of U.S. bishops surveyed said they would expect the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to pave the way to implement it. There was, though, only a minority of U.S. bishops answering […]

LEADING JURIST IN INDIA SAYS VATICAN ABUSE SUMMIT MUST ADDRESS ‘MORAL PERSPECTIVE’

A retired judge from India’s Supreme Court says the upcoming Vatican summit on clerical abuse is “very important” and the Catholic Church has an obligation to hold a “correct moral perspective.” Justice Kurian Joseph, who is Catholic, spoke to Crux in Mumbai on Jan. 17. Pope Francis has called the heads of all the bishops’ conferences […]

ARTISTS PROTEST LOYOLA COLLEGE’S APOLOGY OVER SATIRICAL PAINTINGS ROW

Artists in Chennai are unhappy that Loyola College has apologised for display of satirical paintings on contemporary issues on campus. On January 21, the Catholic minority institution now at the centre of a controversy over art works put up by a cultural group not from the college had apologised after right wing Hindu groups alleged […]

20 KILLED IN PHILIPPINES CHURCH BOMBING

At least 20 people were killed and dozens wounded on January 27 in two bomb blasts at a Catholic Cathedral in Jolo, an island in southern Philippines. Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic militant group, and other armed fighters are active in the island. Police said at least 77 people were wounded in Sunday’s incident. The number […]

THE SUPREME COURT RESTORES THE REGISTRATION AND THE CIVIL VALUE OF CHRISTIAN MARRIAGES

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has restored the value and the civil effects of Christian marriage. The Court ordered the “National Database and Registration Authority” (NADRA) of Pakistan and the Punjab government to reactivate the official registration of marriages celebrated in churches by Christian citizens. The decision was welcomed by Christians in Pakistan. “This marriage […]