Tag: India
SPOTLIGHT: Fighting climate change one seed at a time
When crops turned into dead twigs, the Diocese of Sagar in India supported local farmers' move towards food security and climate-resilience
Indian sari weavers toil to keep tradition alive
Varanasi's hand-weavers have cultivated a reputation for excellence over centuries, specializing in intricate patterns
Sweet smell of Ramadan tempts as South Asia’s Muslims fast
Huge crowds returned to the neighborhood on Sunday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic put a pin in large public gatherings
SPOTLIGHT: Women in India finds way out of poverty, starvation with...
Seva Kendra Silchar, a Catholic social service initiative is empowering women in India to cultivate their way out of poverty and starvation
Court upholds school hijab ban in India’s south
Karnataka's high court ruled that the wearing of the hijab "does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith”
Missionaries of Charity elects new superior general
Sister Joseph replaces Sister Mary Prema (Pierick), a German who led the congregation founded by Saint Mother Teresa of Kolkata
Ecumenical group reports 53 incidents of violence against Christians in India
An international Christian rights organization warned against what it noted as “a sharp increase in persecution” across eight states in India
School hijab row highlights India’s religious divide
What began as one school issuing an edict to protect secularism has now escalated into religiously driven protests and counter-protests
New Delhi’s homeless shiver through harsh cold snap
The bracing chill and blustery rains this month have been an ordeal for many, with Delhi recording its coldest January day in nearly a decade
Church in India urged to reinstate nun who claimed to have...
The women “stand in complete solidarity with the victim/survivor nun who broke the silence against continuous abuse and exploitation"