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Indian state to rename health service in honour of St Teresa
The government in Jharkhand in eastern India has announced a plan to rename a state health service after St Teresa of Kolkata, removing its current name, which is linked to a prominent leader of India’s Hindu party. Source: UCA News.
Jesuits and activists in India call for law to protect human rights
A call to protect Indian activists from state repression was made on the death anniversary of Fr Stan Swamy, an 84-year-old Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist who died awaiting trial five years ago. Source: UCA News.
Syro-Malabar Church resolves decades-long liturgy dispute
The Syro-Malabar Church has announced a resolution to a decades-long liturgy dispute in the Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly in India. Source: The Tablet.
Indian court orders state officials to allow Christian prayer meetings
Christians in India have welcomed a court order calling on authorities to approve requests for prayer gatherings in Uttar Pradesh, the nation’s most populous state, amid a rise in persecution against Christians. Source: UCA News.
Bishop demands Indian state acts to end wild animal attacks
A Catholic bishop in Kerala state in southern India has accused its communist-led government of inaction after 12 people, including Christians, were killed in wild animal attacks in the past two months. Source: UCA News.
Violent protest ends after rebel priests strike deal with Syro-Malabar leadership
Clergy in the Syro-Malabar Church’s primatial see in India ended a protest outside the archbishop’s residence after agreeing a truce with the new diocesan leadership. Source: The Tablet.
Indian Christians hail court decision on places of worship
Christian leaders have welcomed an order from India’s top court calling a halt to registering fresh cases challenging the ownership of worship places or ordering surveys to establish their character and identity. Source: UCA News.
Bishop urges Catholics not to split India’s Syro-Malabar Church
A Church official has cautioned Catholics in the largest archdiocese of India’s Syro-Malabar Church against breaking away and seeking to form a separate diocese. Source: UCA News.
Christians in India arrested for distributing religious literature
Police arrested 19 Christians in India for distributing religious literature at two government-run schools without the permission of the school staff. Source: Crux.