India

Do we still remember the Sacred Heart of Jesus?

The feast of Sacred Heart seems to have lost its charm since Vatican II and the charismatic renewal movement

Indian court extends jailed Jesuit's hospitalization

Father Stan Swamy tested positive for Covid-19 on May 30 in the Catholic hospital

Bid to convince Indian tribal people to take Covid jabs

'Frontline warriors' aim to clear up vaccine misconceptions in Khunti district of Jharkhand state

A passionate mother of transgender people in India

A shelter home for the marginalized group is the crowning glory for a nun's untiring efforts to improve their lives

Cow vigilantes shoot Muslim man dead in India

Christian lay leader calls on police and courts to take tough action against those who take the law into their own hands

Indian state's new law aims to end Christians' educational rights

Christians fear the law will eventually bring all church schools under government management

Christians struggle to check pandemic's spread in northeast India

Illiteracy, poverty and lack of electricity are among challenges in fighting Covid-19 among tribal people

Indian tribal people believe Covid vaccine can cause death

Villagers in Jharkhand state attack medical teams over fears of the dangers of vaccination

Christian persecution peaks amid impunity in pandemic-era India

Religious freedom suffers in the push for a majoritarian or Hindu nation framework in India with laws targeting minorities

Indian diocese launches food aid for poor Covid patients

Ranchi Archdiocese distributes nutrition packets among patients of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences

Indian priests told not to violate pandemic restrictions

Call comes after a Catholic priest and 23 others were arrested for celebrating Mass in Kerala

Dalit Catholics angry over bishop appointment in India

Former untouchables say they are being ignored as a non-Dalit is appointed bishop of Salem in Tamil Nadu

Hope, resilience continue amid calamities in Asia

Hong Kong democracy paper defiant as executives charged under security law

Covid-19 spurs unemployment and poverty in Bangladesh

Polish bishops to meet Pope Francis amid sex abuse crisis

Cambodian environmentalists charged with terrorism

Jailed Indian Jesuit's health critical in hospital