Nirmala Carvalho

Nirmala Carvalho
CRUX_CONTRIBUTOR
Nirmala Carvalho writes from Mumbai, India. She holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a master’s degree in sociology, both from the University of Mumbai (known earlier as the University of Bombay). She’s been an AsiaNews correspondent since 2004, and in 2006 won the Communications Award from the Catholic Bishops Conference of India for “exceptional sensitivity to the Church and minority related issues”.

In 2009 she received the "Staines International Award for Religious Harmony," acknowledging the achievements of recipients and encouraging human rights defenders around the world that the international community is grateful and supports their tireless efforts to promote human rights for all.

Another state in India proposes anti-conversion law
- Global Church
- August 3, 2017
Since the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took over India’s national government in 2014, religious minorities have complained about increased harassment. Incidents of abuse have gotten worse over the past few months, with various Christians being detained or arrested for “attempted conversion,” and places of worship being vandalized.
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Bangladesh cardinal says Pope will see church ‘rich in our poverty’
- Global Church
- July 29, 2017
Christians account for just 0.5 percent of Bangladesh’s population of 170 million, roughly 90 percent of which is Muslim. In part because of systemic discrimination in employment, poverty among Christians is widespread. Despite that, Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario says when Pope Francis comes calling in late November and early December, he’ll see a church “rich in our poverty.”
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Bishops of India host meeting to combat threats to secularism
- Global Church
- July 18, 2017
Participants in a meeting hosted by the bishops of India said recent communal violence “threatened not just secularism, but the Constitution and the democratic fabric of the country.” They called upon the people to “seek strength from India’s deep spiritual reservoirs to end the increasing environment of hate, violence and disregard for the rule of law.”
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Catholic Cemetery vandalized in Goa, India
- Global Church
- July 12, 2017
Despite its large Christian population, the state of Goa in India has been suffering from a string of anti-Christian incidents, with four acts of vandalism in the last month alone. The local archdiocese is investigating the matter.
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Catholic newspaper in India celebrates 168th anniversary
- Global Church
- July 11, 2017
“The Examiner,” the newsweekly of the Archdiocese of Bombay, tries to be a ‘newspaper of the people and among the people,’ providing a space for a loyal exchange and debate among diverse opinions, and promoting authentic dialogue, which is indispensable for the growth of the civic and Church communities.
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Theological titan of India dies at age of 78
- Global Church
- July 8, 2017
Father Augustine Kanjamala, SVD, “lived a convinced, committed life of a true religious with truth and sincerity.” The noted theologian and missionary taught mission theology in several seminaries in India and was once a scholar-in-residence at the Chicago-based Catholic Theological Union.
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