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Indian priest sent home over nun harassment claims

An Indian priest on sabbatical in California has been sent home while his bishop investigates allegations that he sexually harassed a Catholic sister in England. More >

Judge shortage leads to Goa annulment delays

Delays of up to fourteen years in processing applications for marriage annulments are forcing some Catholics to opt for a live-in relationship or civil marriage, a Goan church leader has warned. More >

Catholic in Kashmir

Recently I was privileged to visit the Diocese of Jammu and Srinagar in Kashmir, Northern India with a delegation from Aid to the Church in Need. (Paul Stenhouse, Aid to the Church in Need) More >

Mangalore church assists air crash victims

The Bishop of Mangalore in southern India has swung into action to help the families of victims of the air crash in the city that killed 158 people, as parishes across India prayed for the dead, several... More >

Christianity ‘inspired the Indian penal code’

Lawyers say that Christian values played a big role in the development of the Indian penal code, laws which the Gujarat High Court recently said embodied the basic tenets of Hinduism and Islam. More >

Time for a bigger role for women in the Church

A leading Indian nun has called for women Religious to play a greater role in Church and society. (Ritu Sharma, UCA News) More >

On the Catholic frontier, in Western Sikkim, India

Bishop Stephen Lepcha gasps for a breath in the thin air. He trudges a few more steps along the narrow path etched into the side of the mountain, here in the craggy foothills of the Himalayas, then stops,... More >

Orissa women live ‘under siege and fear’

Women survivors of the 2008 attacks on Christians in Orissa are still traumatized two years later, a new study of their plight has found. More >

In India, a Brahmin groom for a Catholic bride

When Winnie D'Souza wanted to marry her daughter into a ‘decent' family, she scanned the matrimonial columns of Catholic periodicals in Panaji. After shortlisting a few young men, D'Souza made inquiries... More >