Religious institutes in India do not follow the government education system. A report by the National Commission for the Protection of Children's Rights advises the government to revoke the status enjoyed by minority schools. Fr. Babu Joseph: "Propaganda narrative".
The State Home Affairs Minister makes such a claim while reporting on state-wide femicides and rapes. According to the Global Council of Indian Christians, police make such accusations against Muslims. Meanwhile, tribal Christians continue to be discriminated.
In his morning Mass online, the Archbishop of Bombay marked the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, mentioning Pope Francis’s Amazon synod and Fr Stan Swamy, who gave his life for the cause of India’s indigenous people.
India's abortion law will be 50 years old on 10 August. Indian bishops are urged to promote a pro-life mindset in Indian society.
The priest had gathered in prayer with three other Christians when the attackers broke in. Accused of converting tribals by deception. Global Council of Indian Christians: 'After the approval of the anti-conversion law Christians have been targeted'.
The incident reportedly took place recently in the village of Telanga Para. Local Christians have also been accused of forced conversions. “Tensions and fear are high the village following this episode,” said Global Council of Indian Christians president.
The Arrupe Inn opened on the feast day of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, in Jamtalibari, home to ethnic Halam, "A vibrant and outward-looking” community, this according to Fr Jothi SJ.
A school run by missionaries has been falsely accused of conducting forced conversions. The controversy was sparked when the establishment expanded the school building. “We are at the service of the community without distinction of caste or creed,” said the local bishop.
Rallies and liturgies were held across the country to remember the Jesuit who died after months in prison on false “terrorism” charges. For Card Oswald Gracias of Bombay, this is a way “to keep alive in our hearts the desire to work for the poor and the abandoned.”
According to Rakesh Sinha, the religious are ruining Adivasi culture. Fr. Joseph: Christians have always dedicated themselves to the oppressed tribals and have not gained in terms of conversions, contrary to what right-wing extremists would have us believe. President of the Global Council of Indian Christians: Adivasis are animists, not Hindus.
The Dalit Christian Liberation Movement wants a Dalit to be picked as bishop for one of the local vacant dioceses before Mgr Rayappan is consecrated. Most Catholics in Tamil Nadu are “untouchables”. Only one diocese in the state is led by an “untouchable”.
At least 136 people have died from monsoon rains that ravaged the state for more than a week. The tribal missions of the Archdiocese of Bombay in Raigad district are among the most affected areas. Cardinal Gracias has urged the religious to mobilise and stay close to those who have lost everything.
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