By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 5, 2020: The leaders of more than 4,000 Jesuits in India have demanded immediate withdrawal of controversial moves on a process to determine citizenship in the country and called for initiating dialogue with all concerned. Attempts to appropriate “nationhood and religion” for majoritarianism,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Varanasi, Feb 24, 2020: An advocacy group for progressive Catholic religious nuns, brothers and priests in India has asked top Church bodies to oppose openly laws that try to divide citizens in the country. “The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the National Register of Citizens (NRC) andContinue Reading
By I P Sarto Burdwan, Feb. 22, 2020: More than 100 lay leaders from Asansol diocese in West Bengal state on February 22 decided not to show any record if asked for data collection in connection with the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The lay leader along with 25 priestsContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Feb 15, 2020: Renowned human rights activist Harsh Mander has released a comprehensive report on the alleged police firing that killed many in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Mandar, a former civil service officer, released the report in Hindi and English titled “A State atContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Feb 5, 2020: A group Catholic priests and nuns working among the poorest and most marginalized communities in Maharashtra has opposed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as unconstitutional. “The CAA is the first instance of religion being overtly used as criterion for citizenship under IndianContinue Reading
By Victor Edwin New Delhi, Feb 4, 2020: A group of Catholic religious has expressed solidarity with the women protesters of Shaheen Bagh in the national capital. Around 25 Catholic priests and nuns from Delhi led by Presentation Sister Anastasia Gill on February 2 spent a day with the womenContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan. 27, 2020: Migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who wish to get the benefit of Citizenship Amendment Act, have to provide proof of their religious beliefs while applying for Indian citizenship, sources told NDTV. “In India we all have submitted some form of proof relating to religionContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 26, 2020: Some 7 million people on January 26 formed a 620-km human chain in the southern Indian state to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Organized by Kerala’s ruling Left Democratic Front, the protest saw leaders such as state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan lining up along roadsContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 26, 2020: The Latin Catholic Church in Kerala on January 26, India’s Republic Day, read out a pastoral letter in all its churches in the state as part of its opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). “CAA is not just an issue for Muslims but for all,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 20, 2020: The steps of Delhi’s Jama Masjid resonated with Gandhi’s favorite hymn “Abide With Me” on January 18, the day Gandhi broke his fast in 1948 after the Hindu radical groups had signed a pledge to ensure the safety of Muslims inContinue Reading