Tribal leaders in India’s Jharkhand State say their people have emerged from political oblivion to become a decisive force in the upcoming parliamentary election. They plan to use their votes to respond to government policies that hurt them, said Catholic leader Prabhakar Tirkey. Tribal people, who follow both Christianity and the indigenous Sarna faith, can influence the outcome of all 14 parliamentary constituencies in the eastern state, according to Tirkey.
From a Railway Platform to the Altar: Abandoned Child Becomes a Priest
Twenty-eight years ago, a frightened five-year-old boy was found alone at Shoranur railway station. He had no memory of his parents or a family to
