Kandhamal Christians’ Suffering and Witness to Faith Recalled, on 13th Anniversary of Anti-Christian Bloodshed
The 2008 events constituted the worst anti-Christian violence in modern Indian history.
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Catholic Church in India Relieved as Priests and Nuns Return From Afghanistan
Sister Theresa Crasta, who was among those evacuated from Kabul this week, shares her experience with the Register.
India’s ‘Catholic Heartland’ Advocates Larger Families in Response to Steep Decline in Birth Rate
The Catholic Church in Kerala is alarmed by trending statistics.
Indian Catholic Priest’s ‘Custodial’ Death Stirs International Outcry
Jesuit Father Stan Swamy, who was a prominent advocate for for human rights, had been detained under India’s anti-terrorism law since October 2020.
Catholic Church in Western India Challenges Minority Educational Rights Legislation
The amendment to existing legislation would restrict the authority of Catholic schools that receive state funds to hire the employees they choose.
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.
‘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.
