Indian Dalit Christians demand separate Catholic rite

Dalit Christian organiza-tions in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have demanded a separate rite for Dalit Catholics as a solution to caste-based discrimination in the Indian Church. Dalit Chri-stians have long wanted an end to caste-based discrimination in the Church and have in the past urged Pope Francis to create a Catholic rite like the Kerala-based Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara churches.

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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