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 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 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
