Security challenged bishops' meet

Security of bishops was a challenge in organizing the national bishops' plenary in Guwahati that witnesses sporadic violence, reveals Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, who organized it. "I do not wa [ ... ]

Campaign continues for dalit rights

Bishops, pastors and lay leaders of Catholic and Protestant Churches joined in a seminar seeking ways to overcome socio-religious discriminations of dalit Christians. The top two Church bodies of the [ ... ]

'Check surrogate motherhood'

As India emerges as world leader of surrogacy for gays and others, a Christian leader wants the nation make effective laws to check science exploiting poverty with no regard for human values. Surroga [ ... ]

Nuns help former prisoners

Sarita Devi, a Hindu, is grateful to some Catholic nuns for her peaceful life after a prison term. "The sisters trained me knitting and tailoring while I was in the correctional home. It helped me st [ ... ]