By Lalita Roshni Lakra Ranchi, Feb 25, 2019: A national consultation to prepare a tribal policy for the Indian Church heard experts stressing research and development to help indigenous people regain their lost glory. Tribals were considered ‘backward’ and ‘savage’ from time immemorial, but the Church has helped change theContinue Reading
By AC Michael New Delhi, Feb. 24, 2019: Heads of different religions in India have pledged to promote inter-religious harmony in the country. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) in association with Federation of Catholic Associations of Archdiocese of Delhi and Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) India, organized “Peace SolidarityContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Jan. 10, 2019: The second workshop for Dalit Christian artists will take place at the Indian Social Institute, Bengaluru, southern India. The Office for Scheduled Caste/Backward Class under the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) is organizing the January 18-19 workshop to revive long forgottenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 29, 2018: A Dalit Christian author and activist on December 29 urged a group of children from her community to follow the example of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the principal architect of the Constitution of India, and a founding father of the Republic ofContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Dec. 13, 2018: Christianity is as Indian a religion as those that originated in the country, says former President Pranab Kumar Mukherjee. “Indigenization, adaptation and respect of local customs and traditions have made Christianity as Indian a religion as the ones that originated in itsContinue Reading
By S. Babu Chinnappan New Delhi, Dec. 4, 2018: Demonstration with Dalit drums, folk songs and music was held on December 4 in New Delhi demanding justice of Christians and Muslims of Dalit origin. “If you don’t listen to our voices at least listen to our drums,” said Bishop TheodoreContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov. 16, 2018: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has expressed deep sorrow and sadness at the heavy damage inflicted by cyclone Gaja that hit the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu on November 16. According to initial reports, 23 people have lost their livesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, October 17, 2018: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has expressed “great joy” over the appointment of Guilherme Vaz, a leading layman from the country, as a consulter to the reconstituted Pontifical Council for the Laity, Family and Life. Vaz was for tenContinue Reading
[Editor’s Note: We are reproducing an editorial The Statesman newspaper on the Church leadership in India] There is actually small need for a Biblical reference to link dereliction of duty with a display of moral cowardice: just over six decades back President John F Kennedy [of the United States] hadContinue Reading
Instead of dabbling in religious matters, the commission should focus on issues concerning womenContinue Reading