India

Indian bishops urge people not to vote for divisive politics

Call comes after BJP releases manifesto promising to ban religious conversion and cow slaughter in Tamil Nadu

Indian state to withdraw Pathalgadi criminal cases

Church welcomes the move to drop cases against the tribal movement in Jharkhand state

India's West Bengal: The last man standing

The BJP is dreaming big as West Bengal acts as the gateway to six northeastern states with their Christian majorities

Indian bishops’ study reveals grim life of tribal migrant workers

Church recommends a multi-pronged strategy to assist poor, vulnerable migrant workers to overcome their miserable conditions

India’s federal minister assures punishment of nuns’ attackers

Home minister vows to bring culprits before the law after widespread criticism of the incident

Indian court denies bail to elderly Jesuit 

Jesuit officials wants court to start trial of priest to prove his innocence

UN selects Indian Catholic to represent Asia’s indigenous languages

Anabel Benjamin Bara joins Global Task Force of International Decades of Indigenous Languages

Indian bishop’s rape trial enters crucial stage

Accused prelate says alleged victim made accusation after he initiated disciplinary action against her

Indian nuns, postulants face railway ordeal

Police interrogate sisters after false allegations of breaking conversion laws

Is Indian democracy turning into an electoral autocracy?

Recent reports by global agencies downgrade the country’s political status

Indian Catholics dedicate grotto to mark Year of St. Joseph 

Thought to be the country's first grotto to the saint, it stands at a junction connecting the state with Assam and Myanmar

Why is the Asian Church cold about Muslim friendship?

The legacy of colonial trade wars and the Crusades still colors Christian-Muslim ties on the world's most populous continent

Vietnam arrests rights defender for anti-state campaign

India's top court dismisses bid for federal anti-conversion law

Nuns offer Filipina teenagers sense of family

US Catholic educators seek ways to tackle racism in the Church

Belfast bishop asks politicians not to incite violence

Young people help Philippine detainees secure better future