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UN help sought to protect Indian Christians‍

A group of civil society groups has urged the United Nations (UN) to direct the Indian government to protect life, personal security and places of religious worship of Christians in the country. In 18-page report entitled “Universal Periodic Review India: Minorities on the Margins: Freedom of Reli

Indian government accused of attacking tribal identity 

Student protests continue in the eastern Indian Jharkhand state after the government renamed a college after a Hindu nationalist, a move church activists say was done to dismantle the identity of indigenous people. The government move was “totally unacceptable and we condemn it,” said Bishop Vincent Barwa of Simdega, chairman of the Indian bishops’ office for […]

BJP pushes anti-conversion law in Jharkhand

The ruling pro-Hindu party in eastern India’s majority-tribal Jharkhand state has pushed for an anti-conversion law that church leaders fear will be used to intensify the harass-ment of local Christians. The two-day state-level executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP), that concluded May 1 in Palamu, adopted a resolution proposing a law to end […]

Kerala’s Catholic group clarifies its position with Communists

The lay group Catholic Congress has dismissed media reports that it has supported the move of some factions of pro-Christian Kerala Congress party to join the state’s ruling communist alliance of Left Democratic Front. Such reports that appeared in a section of the media is “against the facts,” Catholic Congress president V.V. Augustine said in […]

Indian Theological Association completes 40 years

The members of Indian Theological Association (ITA) gathered at Montfort Spirituality Centre, Bangalore from April 26-29, for their annual meet cum seminar. This was also an occasion to celebrate the Ruby Jubilee of the Association, on the theme 40 years of Indian Theological Association: Milestones and Sign Posts. A new team of office bearers were […]

CSI Immanuel Church elevated to cathedral in Kochi 

The CSI Immanuel Church here, which completed 110 years of its existence, has been declared a cathedral of the Cochin diocese of the Church. CSI Cochin diocese bishop B N Fenn made the declaration regarding the elevation of the church at the third diocesan council of the diocese. The decision was made considering the various […]