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A member of the Missionaries of Charity interacts with the children of a kindergarten inside the Nirmala Shishu Bhavan, a home for orphaned, destitute and abandoned children in Kolkata, India, Aug. 30, 2016. The Indian government has restored the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act registration of the Missionaries of Charity, clearing the decks for the globally renowned charity to receive and utilize foreign funds. (CNS photo/Rupak De Chowdhuri, Reuters)

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Indian government reversal: Missionaries of Charity can get foreign funds

Catholic News Service|Jan 10, 2022|2 Min Read

Children living on the street are seen outside the Missionaries of Charity motherhouse and orphanage in Kolkata, India, Jan. 2, 2022. Although the Indian Home Ministry has not approved the order's Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, the nuns are hoping for some support from state governments. (CNS photo/Saadia Azim)

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With foreign donation license denied, Missionaries of Charity ration food

Saadia Azim|Jan 3, 2022|3 Min Read

Members of the Missionaries of Charity pray in Kolkata, India, Aug. 26, 2021. The order's renewal application under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act was not approved, which means the nuns in India may not use any foreign currency account "until the matter is resolved." (CNS photo/Rupak De Chowdhuri, Reuters)

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India rejects Missionaries of Charity renewal request for foreign funds

Catholic News Service|Dec 28, 2021|3 Min Read

Pope Francis shakes hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in during a meeting at the Vatican Oct. 29, 2021. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Leaders raise idea of papal trips to North Korea, India

Cindy Wooden|Nov 1, 2021|3 Min Read

People hold a banner during a prayer service for Jesuit Father Stan Swamy in Mumbai, India, July 6, 2021, after he died at a hospital the previous day. The 84-year-old priest, who had been under detention on dubious terrorism charges since October, was been moved to the hospital from jail in late May, under orders from a local court. (CNS photo/Francis Mascarenhas, Reuters)

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Asian bishops honor Indian Jesuit priest Stan Swamy as ‘martyr of the marginalized’

Catholic News Agency|Jul 6, 2021|4 Min Read

A woman wearing a protective mask prays inside a church in Mumbai, India, Nov. 16, 2020. The Pew Research Center has released its study on religion in India. (CNS photo/Francis Mascarenhas, Reuters)

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Pew study: Indians are devout, but religions want to live separately

Catholic News Service|Jun 29, 2021|4 Min Read

Jesuit Father Stan Swamy, pictured in a screenshot from a video, has been incarcerated in an Indian jail since his Oct. 9, 2020. Father Swamy marked his 100 days in prison with a letter highlighting the cases of poor people languishing in jail who begin their trials without even knowing their criminal charges. (CNS screenshot/YouTube)

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Activists fear jailed Indian Jesuit faces Covid ‘death sentence’

Inés San Martín|May 19, 2021|5 Min Read

Jesuit Father Stan Swamy, 84, who has worked for tribal rights in India, has been jailed since Oct. 9, 2020. Relatives and Jesuit friends are concerned that the 84-year-old priest, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, has contracted COVID-19. (CNS screenshot/YouTube)

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Indian Jesuit, 84, transferred to hospital after health deteriorates

Catholic News Service|May 18, 2021|2 Min Read

In this April 12, 2021, file photo, an Indian woman waits for the result of her COVID-19 test at a hospital in Hyderabad, India. (Mahesh Kumar A/AP via Crux)

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Over 100 priests in India have died during COVID second wave

Nirmala Carvalho|May 17, 2021|4 Min Read

Statue of Blessed Devasahayam in St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Diocese of Kottar in India. (Kumbalam/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0))

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Church in India celebrates announcement of first canonization of lay person

Nirmala Carvalho|May 5, 2021|4 Min Read

The body of a person who died of COVID-19 is cremated in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. The COVID-19 death toll in India has topped 200,000. (Anupam Nath/AP)

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Church also suffers losses as India deals with deadly COVID wave

Nirmala Carvalho|Apr 29, 2021|3 Min Read

A patient wearing an oxygen mask lies inside a vehicle while waiting to enter a COVID-19 hospital for treatment in Ahmedabad, India, April 26, 2021. (CNS photo/Amit Dave, Reuters)

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‘Patients are … dying in front of my eyes,’ says India hospital director

Anto Akkara|Apr 27, 2021|4 Min Read

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