Tag: India
‘Lower caste’ Catholics in India seek representation in Church’s power structure
India officially abolished caste distinctions in 1949 but its enduring legacy of discrimination continues, including in the Church
India’s COVID-19 economic slowdown hits working minorities hard
Employment is likewise difficult to find due to discrimination against Christians
Justice remains elusive for victims of India’s Odisha massacre in 2008
It was the largest organized communal attacks on Christians in the history of India in the past three centuries
Attacks on Christian women in India: A ‘new form of persecution’
In the first seven months of this year more than 51 hate crime cases have been recorded against Christian women
Some Muslims converting to Christianity to get around Indian citizenship law
Only persecuted minorities belonging to non-Muslim communities provided amnesty under the law
Catholics in India’s south copy Bible by hand during lockdown
It took one parishioner 113 days to hand copy both the Old and New Testaments
Last doctor standing: Pandemic pushes Indian hospital to brink
Guards armed with rifles escort Dr Kumar Gaurav as he makes the rounds at his hospital on the banks of the Ganges River
Survey: One in five Indians say faith in God increased significantly...
Only 4 percent of survey participants felt a significant loss in their faith
Despite COVID-19 crisis persecution of Christians in India intensifies, says new...
There has been a 40 percent rise of hate crimes against Christians despite of nationwide lockdown imposed for almost three months
Syro-Malabar Church volunteers ignore virus risk to provide dignified burials in...
Syro-Malabar Church in the state of Kerala is offering burial services while also helping authorities at first-line treatment centers


















