Dalits want the new Archbishop of Pondicherry-Cuddalore to be one of their own

Dalit Catholics in the Archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore, southern India, and Catholics in the dioceses of Tamil Nadu are calling for the appointment of a Dalit bishop.
Dalit Catholics raised the issue of caste discrimination in a protest on 29 December 2020. Last Saturday they organised another protest in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, calling for the appointment of a Dalit archbishop to the Archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore.

India’s poor deserve better than this

Concerns are being raised about whether the needs of poor and marginalized communities in India are receiving enough attention in current government policies. Observers say

Cardinal Ferrão Appointed to Vatican Communication Body

The Holy Father has appointed Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão as a member of the Dicastery for Communication, the Vatican office responsible for overseeing the Church’s

Indian Labor Rights Champion Named To Vatican’s Human Development Body

Christine Nathan, a Mumbai-based labor rights champion and president of the International Catholic Migration Commission, has been appointed as a member of the Dicastery for

A Historic Milestone: First Woman to Lead India’s Largest Catholic Health Network

Sister Helen Mary Anthony , 63 year old nun of the sisters of St.Anne , Bangalore, will become the first women director of the Catholic

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