Nirmala Carvalho

The night of the Easter vigil in the church of S. Anna in Mumbai, a young man was baptised after a journey that began in 1998. His story, and vocation to the priesthood, begin with a mass.

The new law came into effect on 1 April. It establishes free compulsory education for all. Private schools are also required to set aside a 25 per cent quota for poor students. Bishop D’Souza and human rights activist Lenin Raghuvanshi look at the legislation.

The Archbishop of Mumbai, there are "distortions and lies" in the media in an "orchestrated attack" on the pope. Direct testimony of the commitment of the then Card. Ratzinger against abuse. A letter of solidarity to the pope and the bishops' conference meeting.

Attacked during the 2008 anti-Christian pogrom, the clergyman speaks about Easter and its mysteries. For him, we must accept with confidence and love the cross we bear. He is homesick for the district where he was attacked and misses the mission that ties him to his flock.

The president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India gives AsiaNews his personal Easter reflection. He invites the faithful and the clergy to promote with love and courage the Church’s mission rather than fear conversions.

One person is dead and hundreds are injured in Hyderabad. Sources tell AsiaNews that politicians trying to get rid of the current chief minister are behind the incident.

Mgr Raphael Cheenath, archbishop of Bhubaneswar, tells AsiaNews, that the 2008 clashes were probably religious in nature. Some believe other factors played a role. Now the Church is going to “shed light on what happened” and decide accordingly. Sadly, “peace is still a far-off dream”.

The rector of the minor seminary of St. Teresa, Fr. Thomas Philip, is accused of being involved in the suicide of a young Hindu student; according to the judges, fomented by the nationalistic right wing, he also tried to convert him to Christianity. The Archbishop of Bhopal tells AsiaNews: "A conspiracy against the works of the Church. But we continue on the road to Calvary, full of faith”.

The president of the Episcopal Commission for the Family, Mgr. Agnelo Gracias, launches the theme for the Day for Life 2010: "A human ecology, within each of us to fight against moral destruction”. A monument to unborn children is unveiled.

The archbishop of Mumbai issues a press statement in which he criticises Indian media for their “misleading titles” and for trying to discredit the Church, when in fact the Pope “apologised to the victims of abuse”.

In Qinghai pro-Dalai Lama leaflets are distributed, the police occupy the nearby monastery and arrest three monks at random. Secondary school students in Gansu praise the Dalai Lama, the police arrest at least 20 young people.

Interview with mother Catherine Bernard, who founded the Service for research on family and children (Serfac) in Chennai and for years has fought against the violence and horror "that pervade society and threaten to destroy everything we care for."