Hindu extremists are suspected of being behind damage to a Catholic mission hospital in India. Besides demolishing a wall, the extremists manhandled staff, including nuns, in the latest incident in Madhya Pradesh state. Read more
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Eight priests beaten, vehicle burned
Monday, December 18th, 2017
Eight priests who were beaten by 100 Hindu extremists outside an Indian police station and had their vehicle burned say the police did nothing to help them. “They [the Hindu mob] set our vehicle on fire, forcing us to take shelter inside the police station,” Fr Anish Emmanuel says. He says he and his confreres Read more
Bishop Drennan in India “not as a traveller but as a volunteer and friend”
Thursday, November 30th, 2017
For over 25 years the bishop of Palmerston North, Charles Drennan, has volunteered for a month at the Raphael Ryder Cheshire Centre in Dehra Dun, India where he works with tuberculosis patients, special needs adults and children whose parents had leprosy. Drennan left for his most recent visit at the beginning of November. “Sometimes I’m asked Read more
Nun’s murderer going to her beatification ceremony
Thursday, November 2nd, 2017
The murderer of an Indian nun is going to join in celebrations for her beatification on Saturday. Samandar Singh was 22 in 1995 when he murdered the Clarist Sister Rani Maria Vattalilon. He killed her on behalf of money lenders who were upset with her work which involved setting up self-help groups. He stabbed her Read more
Hindu and Catholic children see Jesus, Mary
Monday, October 16th, 2017
Several Hindu and Catholic schoolchildren in India say Christ and Our Lady appeared to them while they were praying. They also say when they saw Our Lady the smell of jasmine became very strong. Father Merton D’Silva, who is the assistant at the St Ambrose parish church next door to the children’s school, said archdiocesan Read more
Legal forum for poor created by priests, nuns
Thursday, September 28th, 2017In India Christian priests and nuns working in legal the profession have created a forum to help them bring justice to the poor and downtrodden. Read more
Religious places need protection
Thursday, June 1st, 2017Religious places must be protected, say India’s Catholic bishops. They are concerned about the way “some of the fringe elements feel empowered” to destroy them. The bishops spoke out after a mob of more than 100 people attacked a church, breaking statues of Jesus, the Blessed Mother, a crucifix and damaging furniture in the newly Read more
Tearfund NZ blocked from aid to India
Monday, April 3rd, 2017Tearfund NZ has been blocked from sending aid to India. It is one of 11,000 aid groups who rae no longer allowed to send aid there. The Indian Government says it is “not in its national interest to receive funding from such aid groups”. The Tearfund is a Christian charity. It supports about 145,000 children. Read more
Indian Christians fear violence
Monday, April 3rd, 2017Indian Christians fear violence. They know an eruption of violence can happen anytime, says Veronique Vogel. Vogel is head of projects in Asia for international Catholic charity Aid to the Church In Need. She has recently returned from a fact-finding visit to the Church in Odisha State. That is where, in 2008, in Kandhamal, Hindu Read more
Charity closure means children will suffer
Thursday, March 9th, 2017
Children will suffer when Compassion International charity closes its doors in India. The Colorado-based charity is one of India’s biggest donors and has been operating for 48 years. Its donations, through child sponsorship, amount to about US$45 million a year. Its closure has been directed by the Indian government “on suspicion of engaging in religious Read more