Christian voters a coveted prize in elections in Kerala
It is election season in India and political parties are making an aggressive push to court the influential Christian minority vote in states where it matters.
It is election season in India and political parties are making an aggressive push to court the influential Christian minority vote in states where it matters.
The District Magistrate of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh issued a positive order allowing prayer meetings and church services to be conducted in Azamgarh district without any hindrance.
The Supreme Court of India has allowed a Christian prayer meeting to proceed in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, after local authorities had withdrawn permission for the event, citing potential law and order issues.
Authorities in Indore cancelled permission for a major Christian prayer gathering scheduled for April 10, citing potential law and order issues. The prayer meeting was expected to draw around 8,000 Christians from across Madhya Pradesh.
The Assam Healing (Prevention of Evil) Practices Bill, 2024, threatens people who conduct so-called "magical healing" with harsh fines and even imprisonment, Crux reports.
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) has issued a set of guidelines for educational institutions under its jurisdiction to address the "emerging challenges due to the current socio-cultural, religious, and political situation" in the country.
Senior Christian leaders in Kerala slammed the recent attacks on Christian communities in Manipur and other parts of North India questioning the lack of effective intervention by authorities to stop the violence.
A mob of Hindu extremists brutally assaulted a pastor in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district on 24 March inflicting serious head injuries.
The day marked the culmination of Holy Week, a period of prayers and penitence recalling the final phase of Christ's life, from his arrest to his crucifixion and eventual triumph over death through his resurrection.
The Evangelical Fellowship of India's (EFI) latest annual report on religious liberty sounds a chilling alarm over the escalating violence and systematic persecution faced by the country's Christian community.
Claims of mass reconversions of indigenous Christians to ancient tribal faiths in Assam's Karbi Anglong district have been firmly refuted by Roman Catholic authorities, raising questions about the motives behind such inflammatory reports.
A prominent civil society group has sounded the alarm over a surge in attacks and discrimination against Christians across India in the first few months of 2024, raising concerns about the erosion of fundamental rights and protections for religious minorities.