Church leaders urge government to protect Christians against attacks triggered by anti-conversion campaign With major Hindu nationalist networks announcing plans to launch a campaign against religious conversions—especially in the tribal areas of India—Catholic Church leaders say such a campaign has been going on for a long time and that the move is aimed at dividing […]
India Eastern India holds a town called Bettiah, situated in the state of Bihar. It borders directly on the northern part of Nepal and is ranked as the third-poorest state in India. On the very edge of town, in the suburb of Maihindiyabadi, a new Catholic parish was established some time ago because many people […]
ACN Success Story in Northeastern India, Archdiocese of Guwahati Moped For a Sister Working in Remote Jungle Villages Sister Shobka Rani Talari smiles whenever she climbs onto her brand-new moped. She is what they call a Touring Sister, or a religious who travels into remote country villages, visiting and supporting the local people. She is […]
ACN PROJECT OF THE WEEK: India Support for the life and ministry of 63 religious in Rourkela In the diocese of Rourkela, in the north of the Indian state of Odisha (formerly known as Orissa) there are 63 Sisters belonging to the congregation of the Daughters of the Cross. Normally, most work in the […]
India COLOUR AND CONSOLATION IN THE TIME OF COVID 19 By Maria Lozano, ACN International Adapted by Amanda Bridget Griffin, ACN Canada Published on the web April 9, 2020 India is currently under a total lockdown as a result of COVID-19. Millions of low-paid migrant workers have suddenly found themselves unemployed as a […]
India Christian released on bail after 11 years in jail Accusations were false by Anto Akkara, for ACN USA Adapted by ACN Canada Published online March 2, 2020 BHASKAR SUNAMAJHI (43) is one of seven Christians falsely accused and convicted of the August 2008 murder of a Hindu leader in the Kandhamal district […]
India The battle to stop the country becoming a confessional state by Doreen Abi Raad, for ACN International Adapted by ACN Canada Published on the web February 7, 2020 Millions of demonstrators all over India have been protesting the country’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which essentially fast-tracks citizenship for non-Muslim refugees. Critics charge that […]
India Religious Sister and sexual assault survivor rebounds to ‘bring her people hope’ by Anto Akkara, ACN International Adapted by Amanda Bridget Griffin for ACN Canada Posted to the web January 15, 2020 In August 2008, the Odisha state’s Kandhamal district witnessed the worst eruption of Christian persecution in modern Indian history. It was […]
ACN Project of the Week – India Help for the formation of 23 seminarians The Congregation of the Holy Cross was officially founded in Mans, France, in 1837. Born of a fusion between the Brothers of Saint Joseph—founded in 1820 by Father Jacques Dujarie and auxiliary priests of Mans, founded by the canon Basile Moreau […]
Religious Freedom in India “We are not going to give up the fight for equality, justice and fraternity” by Matthias Böhnke, ACN International Adapted by Amanda Griffin for ACN Canada “The circumstances are difficult for the Christians in our diocese – we often come up against restrictions in the practice of our faith,” Dr […]
