New Delhi, June 23, 2019: India on June 23 rejected a US religious freedom report, saying it sees no locus standi for a foreign government to pronounce on the state of its citizens’ constitutionally protected rights. In its annual 2018 International Religious Freedom Report two days ago, the State DepartmentContinue Reading
By Jeemon Jacob Thiruvananthapuram, June 23, 2019: The 2,000-year-old Syro-Malabar Church, part of the Catholic fold in India, has never had it so bad. There seems to be a new controversy every day, including cases of corruption against the head of the church, Cardinal George Alencherry. It all started afterContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao, June 23, 2019: The Christian schools in Arunachal Pradesh on June 21 joined the 5th International Yoga Day celebrations. “Yoga has a lot to offer. In these times of everything instantaneous, Yoga is a great way to manage stress and discover peace,” said Sister Anima, headmistressContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, June 21, 2019: A government-backed arts group in Kerala has refused to rescind an award for a cartoon depicting a rape accused bishop after a complaint from the Catholic prelates in the southern Indian state. Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar is charged with raping a nun onContinue Reading
Haridwar, June 20, 2019: Hundreds of Hindu monks gathered under the banner of a group linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party on June 20 urged the government to help build a temple on a disputed religious site in the Indian town of Ayodhya. “After taking part inContinue Reading
New Delhi, June 20, 2019: India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in the next eight years. As per a United Nations report, released on Monday, India is expected to add nearly 273 million people between 2019 and 2050 and remain the most populated countryContinue Reading
Harewadi, June 17, 2019: A Salesian shelter has helped bring clear water to a village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Bosco Gramin Vikas Kendra(Bosco village development center) in Harewadi has install a new water filtration system as part of the “Clean Water Initiative” of the Salesian Missions. FundsContinue Reading
Kochi, June 19, 2019: The Kerala Catholic Church Reform Movement (KCRM) on Sunday staged a protest in front of the Bishop’s House here, against the Catholic Church’s stand in the cartoon controversy. The cartoon named ‘Vishvasam Rakshathi’ had won the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi’s award this year. The Church had opposedContinue Reading
Kollam, June 14, 2019: The body of a 75-year-old Christian woman was delayed for 31 days in Kerala following protests from local people. The woman, identified as Annamma, a resident of Nediyavila, Puthoor in Kollam district, was on June 14 buried under police protection in a specially constructed concrete vaultContinue Reading
Srinagar, June 14, 2019: Authorities here on June 12 refused permission to Amnesty International to hold a briefing on alleged misuse of the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA), which provides for detention of a person up to one year without trial. An Amnesty spokesperson said the authorities had not givenContinue Reading
