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Kerala BJP losing favour with Church. Sangh not on board with Christian outreach

Two bishops in Kerala said that the BJP is running with the hares in the state and hunting with the hounds in Chhattisgarh.

Fate of arrested nuns to decide ties with BJP, says Kerala Catholic Church as protests intensify

Kerala BJP is under pressure after sisters Preethi Mary & Vandana Francis were arrested in Chhattisgarh last week on charges of human trafficking & forced religious conversion.

Pope Francis left behind a globalised church. Cardinals from Asia to Africa to choose his successor

The first modern pontiff to hail from anywhere but Europe, Pope Francis from Argentina, redefined Church leadership by diversifying its highest-ranking positions.

Why Kerala’s Catholic bishops are throwing their weight behind Waqf Amendment Bill

Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council has urged MPs from the state to vote in favour of the bill, reintroduced in Parliament Wednesday. At the heart of the decision is the Munambam land dispute.

For BJP, Modi-Pope meet a route to Christian votes. But Francis’ gift has the real message

Pope Francis is aware of the prevailing xenophobia in India. And so he conveyed his message to Modi through a parable. One hopes the true papal message is understood.

Taiwan being trampled under China’s foot, and UK pays tribute to murdered MP David Amess

The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Stop blaming Jesuits for violence, insurgency without evidence. Indian Catholics aren’t divisive

For Jaithirth Rao, the Indian State and Hindu society are synonymous. He seems unable or unwilling to envision a pluralistic polity enshrined in our Constitution.

Hundreds more graves of indigenous children found in Canada, at another residential school now

Last month, the remains of 215 children were found in a former Kamloops residential school in British Columbia.

‘They’re taking our girls to ISIS’: How Church is now driving ‘love jihad’ narrative in Kerala

Syro-Malabar Church had in 2020 released a strong statement, claiming Christian women were becoming victims of ‘love jihad’. This is now resonating with a section of its parishioners.

Kerala Catholic priest, nun sentenced to life in prison in 1992 Sister Abhaya murder case

Special CBI Judge K Sanal Kumar pronounced the sentence against the two accused, Father Kottoor and Sister Sephy, and imposed a fine of Rs five lakh each.

On Camera

Ramayana and Mahabharata acts, dance forms breathe life into sculptures: Scholar Kapila Vatsyayan

In March 2012, scholar and art historian Kapila Vatsyayan delivered a speech after receiving the 4th Thalia Prize, explaining the interdependence of different art forms — theatre, dance to music.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

2 Assam Rifles personnel killed as convoy ambushed in Manipur, on ‘same route Modi took’ fortnight ago

This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border. 

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.