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Clergy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church process at the start of Mass in a suburb of New Delhi, India. (Credit: Anto Akkara/CNS.)

India advocate says discrimination against Dalit Catholics must be addressed in Synod

Oct 3
Nirmala Carvalho

In a file photo, members of the audience listen to a speaker at a rally organized by National Conference of Dalit Organizations in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2005. Dalits, who belong to the lowest of castes according to the Indian caste system, came from different parts of India to participate in a rally to mark World Dignity Day. Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. While the definition of caste has evolved over the centuries, under Muslim and British rule, the suffering of those at the bottom of the caste pyramid – known as Dalits, which in Sanskrit means broken — has continued. (Credit: Gurinder Osan/AP.)

Dalit Catholics seek representation in India’s synodality process

Feb 21
Nirmala Carvalho

New Dalit cardinal wants to be ‘missionary of compassion’

Aug 27, 2022
Elise Ann Allen

Dalit Catholics in India see new cardinal as a sign of hope

Jun 1, 2022
Nirmala Carvalho

Vatican ambassador to India insists caste plays no role in bishop selection

Feb 8, 2022
Nirmala Carvalho

Dalit activists ‘disappointed’ with meeting with Vatican ambassador to India

Feb 5, 2022
Nirmala Carvalho

Dalit Christians suffering the most during COVID-19 lockdown in India

Sep 24, 2021
Nirmala Carvalho

Church leaders in India demand answers after death of Christian in police custody

Jun 30, 2021
Nirmala Carvalho

Activists disappointed non-Dalit bishop appointed in India

Jun 4, 2021
Nirmala Carvalho

Dalit priests protest caste-discrimination in Indian archdiocese

Dec 13, 2020
Nirmala Carvalho