As Pope Francis Expresses Solidarity, India Church Head Calls Dire COVID Situation ‘Alarming’
Speaking with the Register, Cardinal Oswald Gracias also expressed his sadness over the heavy death toll among Christian clergy, religious and laypeople.
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‘Now We Are Paying the Price’: Church Leaders React to India’s COVID Crisis
‘The country has been too complacent and relaxed for too long,’ Archbishop Prakash Mallavarapu told the Register.
COVID-19 Pandemic Forces India’s Catholics to Adopt ‘Hindu’ Cremations
With the death toll from the virus continuing to climb, Church leaders have authorized cremations even though the burial practice is viewed locally as a Hindu custom, not a Christian one.
India Faces New Challenges in Official Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Hasty lockdown to ward off coronavirus spread was ‘like death sentence’ for the poor, says Indian bishop.
Indian Bishop Muricken Seeks Nod to Enter Life of Prayer as a Hermit
Bishop Jacob Muricken, who garnered international attention after donating his kidney to a Hindu, is awaiting Church approval of his request to resign his episcopal duties to devote himself to a life of prayer and solitude.
Cardinal’s Pardon to Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombers Garners Little Local Attention
Sri Lankan Catholics told the Register that the cardinal’s act of forgiveness, expressed at Easter Mass on April 12, is only one aspect of the process that is needed to ward off renewed religious violence.
Christian Activists Disappointed Trump Didn’t Prioritize Religious Freedom During India Visit
In his speech Feb. 24, Trump acknowledged that concerns about religious freedom and India’s months-long detention of political leaders in Kashmir were discussed privately.
Church Joins National Protests Against India’s New Citizenship Law
Critics say the law, which denies the opportunity for citizenship to Muslim refugees, is a threat to India’s secular democracy.
7 Kandhamal Christians Freed After 11 Years’ Imprisonment
The Supreme Court of India ordered their release on bail, as they challenge their controversial convictions for the 2008 assassination of a prominent Hindu holy man.
Even Hindus Eagerly Await Canonization of India’s ‘Patroness of Families’
Devotees of Blessed Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan share stories of faith and miraculous healings attributed to her intercession.
