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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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Jailed Jesuit writes of Indians awaiting trial without knowing charges

Catholic News Service|Jan 26, 2021|3 Min Read

An unprecedented report published Dec. 11 looked into the working conditions of thousands of domestic workers in India, a majority of who work in slave-like conditions. (Courtesy Arise foundation via Crux)

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Indian nun shines spotlight on exploited domestic workers

Inés San Martín|Dec 14, 2020|5 Min Read

Members of the Missionaries of Charity, wearing protective masks, pray at the tomb of St. Teresa of Kolkata in Kolkata, India, Aug. 26, 2020, to mark her 110th birthday. (CNS photo/Rupak De Chowdhuri, Reuters)

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Mother Teresa's nuns cancel birth celebrations because of COVID-19

Catholic News Service|Aug 27, 2020|2 Min Read

Rescue workers search for missing people at a landslide site in Kerala state Aug. 10, 2020. (STR/AFP/Getty Images via CNA)

World

Dozens killed, missing after landslide in India

Catholic News Agency|Aug 12, 2020|2 Min Read

Flag of India. (Shutterstock via CNA)

World

India denies visa to US religious freedom investigators

Catholic News Agency|Jun 11, 2020|3 Min Read

A man crosses a flooded street in Kolkata, India, May 21, 2020, after Cyclone Amphan made its landfall. Following the cyclone, incessant rain and floods have forced hundreds of thousands of people to move to safer places in eastern India's Assam state. (CNS photo/Rupak De Chowdhuri, Reuters)

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Rain, flooding compound problems for state in eastern India

Catholic News Service|May 28, 2020|2 Min Read

A masked woman in Kolkata, India, tries to protect her son from heavy rain as they rush to a safer place before Cyclone Amphan makes its landfall, May 20, 2020. (CNS photo/Rupak De Chowdhuri, Reuters)

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Team effort helped convince Indians, Bangladeshis to evacuate for cyclone

Bronwen Dachs|May 20, 2020|3 Min Read

A child cries next to the body of Muddasir Khan in New Delhi, Feb. 27, 2020. Khan died from injuries in clashes between people demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law. Christian leaders from different denominations in New Delhi have condemned the communal violence and asked churches to open their doors to victims of the riots. (CNS photo/Adnan Abidi Reuters)

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US religious freedom commission highlights India in annual report

Matt Hadro|Apr 28, 2020|3 Min Read

An Indian health worker sprays disinfectant on the luggage of migrant workers and labourers along with their families stuck in New Delhi, India, March 29. (Yawar Nazir/Getty Images via CNA)

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Indian bishop condemns 'shocking' disinfectant spray of migrant workers

Catholic News Agency|Mar 31, 2020|2 Min Read

Migrant workers crowd outside a bus station in Ghaziabad, India, March 28, 2020, as they wait to board buses to return to their villages during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spread of COVID-19. (CNS photo/Anushree Fadnavis, Reuters)

World

Stranded migrants, lack of food in Indian lockdown, poor suffer

Michael Sainsbury|Mar 30, 2020|3 Min Read

People supporting a new citizenship law and those opposing the law throw stones at each other during a clash in New Delhi Feb. 23, 2020. Christian leaders from different denominations in New Delhi have condemned the communal violence and asked churches to open their doors to victims of the riots. (CNS photo/Akash Jain, Reuters)

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Christian leaders in New Delhi ask churches to open doors to riot victims

Catholic News Service|Feb 27, 2020|3 Min Read

Sajith Joseph and others after being received into the Church at St. Mary's Cathedral in Punalur, Dec. 21, 2019. (Courtesy photo via CNA)

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Founder of Protestant movement returns to Catholic Church

Hannah Brockhaus|Jan 15, 2020|4 Min Read

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