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Mob attack on indigenous Christians in Chhattisgarh
Last Friday, a mob of 50 assailants with iron rods and lathis attacked the indigenous Christians in Chhattisgarh’s Chinghavaram village in which more than 25 people were harmed and four were seriously injured.
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Govt’s initiative to end manual scavenging by 2021
Every year, hundreds of people are pushed into manual scavenging. Majority of the workers employed to do such work are Dalits, the outcast community often considered “untouchables” within the country.
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Church in Kerala to frame guidelines for interfaith marriage
The Syro Malabar Church in Kerala is preparing a set of guidelines for interfaith marriages after a wedding ceremony between a Christian bride and a Muslim groom in a church triggered controversy.
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‘This is discrimination:’ pastor in TN after house church shutdown
A house church in Tamil Nadu was forced to close after local officials demanded the church pastor to not hold any worship services.
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Mizoram officials to appeal to churches to avoid gathering during Christmas and New Year
In a meeting held between church leaders and civil society organisations on November 24, officials in Mizoram decided to appeal to churches in the state to avoid services, community feasts, congregational singing and other social gatherings during Christmas and New Year to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Churches in Mumbai advised to take precise measures before first Advent Sunday
Cardinal Oswald Gracias wrote a letter to priests, pastors and deans in Mumbai to follow all the COVID-19 measures before resuming masses on November 29, the first Sunday of Advent.
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6-y-o victim of magic ritual raped and murdered in UP
A 6-year-old Dalit girl from the town of Ghatampur in Kanpur district Uttar Pradesh disappeared on the evening of November 15 and was later found dead with signs of rape and torture.
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Struggle for equal government benefits of tribal Christians continues
While Christians continue to fight for the equal government benefits of people from backward classes, right-wing Hindu groups submitted a memorandum to the federal government earlier this month asking it to bar tribal Christians from benefits that are intended to indigenous people.
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Worship places reopen in Maharashtra with strict protocols
"The government has trusted us in allowing to open religious places, and now it is our responsibility that we don't spread it," Archbishop Machado.
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Christians worldwide unite in prayer as persecution rises during pandemic
Christians worldwide are praying for the persecuted Church as religious freedom is increasingly threatened during the pandemic.
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Court orders authorities to allow safe return of Christians forced to flee their homes
The high court of the eastern state of Chhattisgarh has ordered the local administration to ensure the safe return of more than a dozen Christian men who had to flee their villages after their houses were vandalized for refusing to convert to Hinduism.
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Gov't restrictions on religion worldwide set record high in annual Pew study
Newly released data from an ongoing Pew Research Center study shows that government restrictions on religion around the world have risen to a record level amid increases in government restrictions on religion in Asia and Pacific countries, most notably.