
India Celebrates the Holy Legacy of St. Devasahayam
A post-canonization Thanksgiving Mass was held June 5, drawing hundreds of thousands of the faithful.
A post-canonization Thanksgiving Mass was held June 5, drawing hundreds of thousands of the faithful.
COMMENTARY: Three cases bear special note.
In most South and Southeast Asian countries, ‘religion is a powerful force, and in most of them, more radical forms of the religion have been getting stronger,’ says religious freedom expert Paul Marshall. ‘I would say the overall pattern is increased tension, increased repression.’
One of the 10 saints who will be canonized this weekend at the Vatican is an 18th century Indian Hindu convert to Catholicism.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom listed India as a 'country of particular concern' for religious freedom in 2020 for the first time in more than a decade.
The lessee reportedly implicated the bishop and priests in the operation after being arrested earlier by local authorities.
“We are of the view that we Catholics cannot remain silent spectators when the drama of violent attacks against the minorities is unfolding before us. We need to act and fulfill our prophetic role before it is too late.”
The accusations that the Missionaries of Charity force conversions of Hindus to Christianity are not new and are not founded.
Bishop Mulakkal, 57, has consistently denied the accusations, and claims he was falsely accused after he questioned alleged financial irregularities at the accuser’s convent.
The Madras High Court, one of three high courts in India, ruled Father Ponnaiah should face trial for his comments at the meeting.
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