For the Gospel to become credible in a caste-divided society, the Church must demonstrate that the communion it proclaims is also the communion it practices.
The Church is called to be a community where human beings are received not according to caste, social status, family background, or political influence, but according to the grace of God. Yet, in many places,…
Held from October 23 to 26 at the Pastoral Centre in Jammu, the NDCW programme drew participants from Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, Telangana, and Delhi. It is part of a series of leadership initiatives NDCW is conducting in various states to prepare them as future leaders in the struggle for equality.
Jammu: About 35 Christian youth gathered in Jammu for a leadership training programme organised by the National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW) to develop strategies to address caste-based discrimination in their churches, schools, colleges and wider…
By Elaine D’Souza Mumbai: Everyone wants to start afresh on New Year’s Day and hence make resolutions. I am one of them too. What’s with the extreme excitement at the start of the New Year and then as the year progresses there is slack. Resolutions are resolved and dissolved before time and goals left unattained. […]
By Elaine D’Souza Mumbai: Everyone wants to start afresh on New Year’s Day and hence make resolutions. I am one of them too. What’s with the extreme excitement at the start of the New Year…
New Delhi: The following statement, signed, among others, by Fr Prakash Luis, SJ, Fr Cedric Prakash SJ, Fr Ajaya Singh and Dr John Dayal, is being released to the media on the eve of New Year 2021 as a suggested agenda for the Christian community across denominations, for the coming year. The statement calls on […]
New Delhi: The following statement, signed, among others, by Fr Prakash Luis, SJ, Fr Cedric Prakash SJ, Fr Ajaya Singh and Dr John Dayal, is being released to the media on the eve of New…
Local residents allegedly harassed and verbally abused the 65-year-old lawyer before calling more people to attack him A 65-year-old Dalit lawyer succumbed to injuries on December 27, 2020, mere 10 days after suffering an alleged assault outside a grocery shop in Bharuch city in Gujarat, reported the Indian Express. According to police, district court lawyer […]
Local residents allegedly harassed and verbally abused the 65-year-old lawyer before calling more people to attack him A 65-year-old Dalit lawyer succumbed to injuries on December 27, 2020, mere 10 days after suffering an alleged…
By DCD Reporter Pondicherry: The Dalit Christians in the Archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore on December 29 rallied towards the Archbishop’s House from Kamban Kalaiyarangam demanding the appointment of the Archbishop from a Dalit community. The protesters come out in the streets holding placards. They want a Dalit Archbishop and to end the age-old untouchable practices in […]
By DCD Reporter Pondicherry: The Dalit Christians in the Archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore on December 29 rallied towards the Archbishop’s House from Kamban Kalaiyarangam demanding the appointment of the Archbishop from a Dalit community. The protesters…
By Matters India Reporter Chennai: Dalit Christians have protested before about 45 parish churches under the Catholic archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore to press for their demands for justice and equal rights for their community in the Church. The participants of the December 20 protest submitted a memorandum to their pastors to forward to the apostolic nuncio. The […]
By Matters India Reporter Chennai: Dalit Christians have protested before about 45 parish churches under the Catholic archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore to press for their demands for justice and equal rights for their community in the Church.…
Millions of people in Maharashtra to have neighbourhoods renamed but critics say plan means little without behavioural change By Amrit Dhillon in Delhi The names of neighbourhoods in the Indian state of Maharashtra based on the caste of people who have traditionally lived there are to be be changed, to reflect the country’s evolving attitudes. In […]
Millions of people in Maharashtra to have neighbourhoods renamed but critics say plan means little without behavioural change By Amrit Dhillon in Delhi The names of neighbourhoods in the Indian state of Maharashtra based on the…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a blistering attack at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and accused it of carrying out “religious hatred politics” in the country. She questioned the Central government as to why Christman is not declared as a “national holiday”. While speaking at a Christmas carnival at Allen Park […]
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a blistering attack at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and accused it of carrying out "religious hatred politics" in the country. She questioned the Central government…
Patna: As many as 150 migrant domestic workers on December 20 celebrated Christmas in Patna, Bihar. The Bihar Domestic Workers Welfare Trust organized the event with the interstate migrant domestic workers. The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (ICM) Sisters Cecily, Kiran and Leema Rose from the Maria Manzil community and the Bihar […]
Patna: As many as 150 migrant domestic workers on December 20 celebrated Christmas in Patna, Bihar. The Bihar Domestic Workers Welfare Trust organized the event with the interstate migrant domestic workers. The Missionary Sisters of…
