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With cardinal’s death, church in India loses a ‘martyr for mission’
- Global Church, Obituary
- June 20, 2017
Cardinal Oswald Gracis of India says his fellow Indian Prince of the Church, Ivan Dias, who died in Rome on Monday at the age of 81, was a “martyr for mission,” driven by a relentless missionary zeal and willing to put up with illness and suffering as the result of his efforts.
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Nun detained in India, in latest anti-Christian incident
- Global Church
- June 19, 2017
For the third time in less than a month, a group of Christians have been detained while trying to travel by train in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. They have been accused of trying to convert Hindus. Archbishop Leo Cornelio of Bhopal has strongly condemned what he has termed “harassment” of a religious minority.
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Indian Jesuit says habits of the heart needed to help environment
- Global Church
- June 10, 2017
A priest in India has urged people to launch a ‘Movement of Catholics’ to save the environment, joining the larger civil society action movement, and making elected representatives accountable for the formulation and implementation of ecological policies. Father Frazer Mascarenhas S.J. said this is also “our religious duty,” adding “this is the call of Pope Francis.”
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India bishops meet ruling party leader for a “casual visit”

The leader of India’s ruling Hindu-nationalist party met with Christian leaders in Kerala, the state with the largest Hindu population, in an effort to broaden the appeal of the party beyond its Hindu base. However, the meeting was reported not to have discussed any national political issues concerning the country’s Christian minority.

Indian politician suggests ransom fund for kidnapped priest

Since Father Tom Uzhunnalil was kidnapped while serving in Yemen, the Church has not done enough to secure his safe return according to a member of India’s Legislative Assembly who suggested that the kidnappers are only interested in money and not prayers.