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‘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

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