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Church demolition upsets Catholics in Delhi

The demolition of a church in south Delhi has upset the Syro-Malabar Catholics living in the national capital. Fr Jose Kannukuzhi, parish priest of Little Flower Church in Lado Sarai, said that on July 12 morning officials of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation came with three bulldozers and some 150 police personnel. “They told me […]

Father Stan Swamy’s tragic death challenges Church’s silence

The tragic death of Father Stan Swamy has triggered an unprecedented outburst of grief and fury against a system that unleashed a reign of cruelty to let an innocent champion of the poor die so miserably. The rallying cry over a victim of the state’s terror from across India and the globe has once again […]

Rights group blames Modi regime for Jesuit’s death in detention

An international alliance of civil rights groups has blamed the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the death of an 84-year-old Jesuit social activist who died under detention. Human rights defender Father Stan Swamy’s death on July 5 while awaiting trial has deeply shocked and outraged global civil society alliance CIVICUS. The priest’s death “is […]

Dalit Christian dies in police custody in India

A Dalit Christian woman in the southern Indian state of Telangana has died in custody after allegedly being tortured by police. Maid Ambadipudi Mariyamma of Yadadri-Bhongir district was booked along with her minor son Udaykiran on June 17 by Addagudur police after a complaint of theft by her employers, according to media reports. Her relatives […]

AP state produces first Bollywood singing sensation

Anong Singpho had never imagined that his singing videos on social media would one day make him the first Bollywood star from Arunachal Pradesh. The 27-year-old, who performs regularly at functions at Miao’s Government Higher Secondary School, used social media platforms to showcase his singing talents. One such video caught the attention of Zee Music […]

Vellore hospital confirms Covid vaccine efficacy

Vaccines are working well against the Indian (delta) variant of the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a study on healthcare staff working at the Christian Medical College in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore town. By April 30, at the height of the second wave of the pandemic in India, about 84.8 percent of the […]

Churches opt for portable crematoriums in Kerala

The pandemic has created a demand for portable crematoriums in Kerala with many churches relying on it as an alternative to burying those who succumbed to Covid-19. Covid victims’ families and relatives see portable crematoriums as a viable solution as the units can be used either inside the cemetery of churches or even outside. “It […]

Berchman’s College completes 100 years

The year was 1922 and the occasion a momentous one. V.V. John, former Vice Chancellor of the Jodhpur University, had just enrolled in a junior intermediate class of 125 students that functioned from a multi-story building in the vicinity of the Parayil Church in Changanacherry. Feeling slightly nervous, he proceeded straight to a class room […]

Eviction-facing Indian Catholics to fight Muslim charity’s claims

Goans oppose tourism project near 16th century basilica