MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) official said that with the restoration of the FCRA licence, the Kolkata-based famed organisation ‘Missionaries Of Charity’will be able to receive foreign funds, and can also spend the...
Meanwhile, thousands of pilgrims from various parts of the country participated in special prayers at Vailankanni church in Nagapattinam district in connection with Christmas.
Madhya Pradesh vandalism at school: The school in Vidisha district has denied charges of religious conversion. The church has called for an investigation to find out the truth.
Congress leader P Chidambaram said ‘in the case of MoC, it reveals bias and prejudice against Christian charity work. After Muslims, Christians are the new target of the Hindutva brigade’.
The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) questions the rationale behind the Karnataka government’s proposal for tabling the anti-conversion bill in the ongoing winter session.
BJP’s Raigarh MP Gomati Sai, while raising the issue of alleged religious conversion in Chhattisgarh said tribal people in the state were lured by Christian missionaries for conversion.
The MHA said the application for the renewal of FCRA registration of MoC was refused on December 25 for not meeting the eligibility conditions under the FCRA 2010 and the Foreign Contribution Regulation Rules (FCRR) 2011.
What has led to this change of heart over the past few years for the Church, long seen to be anathemic to the Sangh Parivar?
The RSS said PM Modi's meeting with Pope Francis was enhancing the prestige of the nation while KCBC said the PM’s decision to invite the pontiff to India...
Prime Minister Modi was accompanied by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and foreign minister S Jaishankar for the meeting with the Pope.
The Nobel Peace Prize winning Catholic nun died at age 87 in Kolkata on September 5, 1997.
The Club House debates, in general, throw up pictures of a Malayali society that is making giant strides towards a more emancipatory future. They also present...
An official from the Union Home Ministry said these rules were part of the 'brochure' published by it in 2019 and were recently consolidated and notified.
Water that is blessed by a cleric on Epiphany is considered holy and pure until next year's celebration, and is believed to have special powers of protection...
Pope Francis has created a second commission of experts to study whether women could be deacons, after a first one failed to reach a consensus.
People across the world thronged churches for special prayers and midnight mass and celebrated Christmas, rejoicing the birth of Jesus Christ.
Cow slaughter is banned in the BJP-ruled Goa, but bulls and buffaloes are allowed to be slaughtered at certified abattoirs.
Police said there were no services taking place at the time of the stabbing, but that homeless individual had been brought to the church to get them out of the...
Churchgoers have been told to stay home and remember Jesus' suffering through family prayers, fasting and by watching masses and religious shows on TV or...
People across the world thronged churches for special prayers and midnight mass and celebrated Christmas, rejoicing the birth of Jesus Christ.
Midnight Mass, trees, carols, balloons and Santa hats: Take a look at how people across the world are celebrating Christmas
Will it see the light of day before the Kerala Assembly polls in 2021? Will the law solve all the issues of the Christian faithful?