India's minority Christians struggle against violence and persecution
Jose Kavi Academics, social activists and political leaders blame Hindu radicals for persecution against Christians and Muslims, India's other minority population.
View ArticleCatholic moral theologians scan Asian reality
Jose Kavi Bangalore, India "Doing Catholic Theological Ethics in a Cross-Cultural and Interreligious Asian Context," the first pan-Asian conference of Catholic moral theologians, convened in India to...
View ArticleMixed marriages challenge Asian families
Jose Kavi Synod on the Family Bangalore, India The growing phenomenon of Catholics marrying outside the faith and the challenges that it poses to the church in Asia -- especially in countries like...
View ArticlePope challenges Jesuits, say South Asians
Jose Kavi New Delhi As the Society of Jesus prepares to elect a new superior general, its South Asia unit hopes for a leader to help address the challenges from Pope Francis.
View ArticleIndian Catholics frustrated over clergy sex abuse cases
by Jose Kavi New Delhi New Delhi -- Amid a recent rash of criminal allegations, more than 100 theologians, women religious, priests and feminists have written to India's bishops to demand they react...
View ArticleSecrecy over clergy abuse standards causes confusion in India
by Jose Kavi New Delhi, India New Delhi -- Three months after India's theologians and Catholic religious pressed a congress of bishops to act following a wave of clergy sex abuse cases, no official...
View ArticleIndian church guidelines tackle workplace sexual abuse
New Delhi cbci resize.jpg The headquarters of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India in New Delhi (John Mathew) Catholic dioceses and religious congregations in India are in the process of...
View ArticleIndian politician pushes to end diplomatic relations with Vatican
MUMBAI, INDIA Member of Parliament Subramanian Swamy of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end India's relations with the Vatican and close the apostolic...
View Article'Married' Catholic bishop faces court case for embezzlement
New Delhi, India Catholics in a south Indian diocese want their bishop removed for allegedly misappropriating diocesan funds to lead a luxurious life with his wife and son.Bishop Prasad Gallela of...
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