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Prestigious Award for Bishop of Delhi

Prestigious Award for Bishop of Delhi

The Rt Revd Karam Masih, Bishop of Delhi, has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award 2000, which recognises his outstanding contribution to human rights, Dalit causes, gender justice and interfaith relations.

12 May 2000

After the Cyclone in Orissa

After the Cyclone in Orissa

This unprecedented storm hit the coastal area causing widespread flooding several miles inland, claiming thousands of human lives and making many more homeless.

28 March 2000

Slaves of Jesus Christ

Slaves of Jesus Christ

Christian Dalits suffer a degree of social and legal discrimination that is not imposed on Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist Dalits.

11 March 2000

Rededication of poet Bishop's church

Rededication of poet Bishop's church

Army chaplain Revd Henry Fischer founded the church of St John the Baptist, Meerut, India, in 1819 as a garrison church. After three years of construction, the building was consecrated in 1824 by the Rt Revd Reginald Heber, the then Bishop of Calcutta.

08 March 2000

New Diocese in North India

New Diocese in North India

Earlier this year the 26th diocese of the Church of North India came into existence. Pune Diocese was formed out of part of the Diocese Kolhapur.

19 November 1999

Bhopal - 15 years after the Tragedy

Bhopal - 15 years after the Tragedy

In December 1984 40 tonnes of methyl isocynate, hydrogen cyanide and other lethal gases leaked from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, India. Within hours, 8,000 people were dead, 500,000 more sustained permanent injury, and land and water were catastrophically contaminated.

09 November 1999

Church of South India Contributes to Anglican Communion

Church of South India Contributes to Anglican Communion

The Rt Revd William Moses, Moderator of the Church of South India believes that Indian Christians have much to give to the Anglican Communion, especially in terms of ecumenical and mission leadership.

14 September 1999

St Stephen's girl murdered a week before marriage

St Stephen's girl murdered a week before marriage

New Delhi: A 44-year-old tutor has been accused of murdering a student of St Stephen's Anglican College at her home in Adarsh Nagar, north-west Delhi, on Monday night, just eight days before she was due to be married.

04 May 1999

The Bishop Newbigin Institute For Church and Mission Studies

The Bishop Newbigin Institute For Church and Mission Studies

Launched officially on the anniversary of Lesslie Newbigin's death at the end of January, the Bishop Newbigin Institute for Church and Mission Studies is an exciting venture sponsored jointly by the CSI Diocese of Madras and the Synod of the Church of South India.

04 March 1999

Archbishop Of Canterbury Concerned By Attacks On Christians In India

Archbishop Of Canterbury Concerned By Attacks On Christians In India

"The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, condemns the recent reports of attacks on Christians in India. He is deeply concerned at the tragic loss of life and the destruction of property. He wishes to express his shock at what seems to be the persecution of Christian communities in India.

30 January 1999