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In milestone election, Indian bishops choose Dalit cardinal to head conference

Feb 9
Nirmala Carvalho

A sign at a Dec. 8, 2006, hunger sit-in by Christian Dalits in New Delhi, India, displays the deep roots of the caste system in India. Dalits are low castes who perform menial jobs and are treated as untouchables. (Credit: Anto Akkara/CNS.)

Dalit Christians in India protest denial of rights by government

Aug 11, 2025
Nirmala Carvalho

Fort St. George, the seat of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Dalit Catholics protest discrimination by Church in India

Jul 25, 2025
Nirmala Carvalho

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, 2024
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, 2024
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

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