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Indian celebrities protest attacks on dissent, minorities

Jul 24, 2019

Dozens of Indian celebrities have asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and stop rising incidents of attacks on minorities, misuse of religion by Hindu hard-liners and intolerance against dissent in the country.

By Ashok Sharma

Cardinal Tagle says there is world trend of seeing the other as a threat, especially migrants

Nov 22, 2017

ROME – Migrants and refugees are often treated as the source of all problems in our societies, but they are also bearers of good things, according to Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle. Speaking about the topic “A minority that evangelizes” in a public lecture at the Pontifical Gregorian University on

By Filipe Domingues

In the spirit of India’s Republic Day, why non-violence is the answer

Jan 28, 2017

On India’s Republic Day, a bishop warns that when values weaken in society, use of force takes over … from the side of the government, and/or between citizens themselves. Unfairness increases in every form, and minorities and the weaker sections of society suffer the most.

By Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil

Seminaries start Black Lives Matter courses

Dec 8, 2016

Seminaries have started offering courses on Black Lives Matter, the movement and the theology related to it. The focus is on church and community, in order to address police brutality, concerns about violent crime and help people understand the power of voting.

By Adelle M. Banks

California bill threatens religious freedom, minorities and the poor

Aug 8, 2016

Current California law exempts religious schools from nondiscrimination laws in cases where applying them violates their beliefs. A new bill on higher education, however, would force faith-based institutions to choose between compromising their deeply held beliefs or risking an endless wave of costly litigation.

By Archbishop José Gomez / Bishop Charles Blake

Police chaplains struggle amid summer of pain, fear

Jul 14, 2016

Catholic chaplains in America who work at the intersection of police forces and minority communities are struggling to deal with a violent summer, saying that when they listen to people on the ground, what they’re hearing is “sadness, pain, fear.”

By Rhina Guidos