Christian leaders in India have expressed concern over the ongoing violence in Manipur, blaming a refusal to compromise by both Hindu-majority Meitei groups and the predominantly Christian tribal communities for the lack of progress toward peace.
This celebration, which also goes by the name Yeshu Bhakti Divas, marks nearly two millennia of Christian presence and influence in the country.
Known as the “green bishop”, he emphasised the need for increased education and practical steps to protect the environment.
An Indian man serving life imprisonment for his involvement in the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons has reportedly become a Christian during his time behind bars.
Fresh violence has broken out in Manipur’s volatile border areas, resulting in the death of a Kuki woman and the injury of a Meitei farmer in separate incidents.
Christians across India have expressed serious concerns following reports that the central government is considering introducing a nationwide ban on religious conversions, similar to existing laws in several states.
Christians in India are facing a growing wave of violence, with an average of two attacks reported each day, according to a new report by the United Christian Forum (UCF), a Christian civil rights group.
A Christian wedding in central India turned violent when a group of Hindu extremists attacked guests, leaving several people injured and damaging vehicles.
On 16 June, the Union Home Ministry issued an official notification for India’s 16th population census, marking the country’s first nationwide headcount since 2011.
Christians worldwide have experienced their first decline as a proportion of the global population in recent decades, dropping from 30.6% to 28.8% between 2010 and 2020, according to a major new study by Pew Research Center.
Catholic Church has expressed deep sorrow and offered prayers following the tragic crash of an Air India flight near Ahmedabad on 12 June, which claimed the lives of nearly everyone on board.
A London-bound Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon, killing all but one on board in what officials are describing as the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade.
