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Philippine church groups condemn ‘tyrannical’ Duterte‍

Priests, nuns, and seminarians staged a candle-lit prayer rally on May 17 to protest against what they called the “tyrannical tendencies” of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The protest came days after Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila released a letter to parishes warning that the Phil

In Punjab, Christians who tried to retake their homes grabbed by Muslims suffer gunshot wounds

Two Christians have survived after they were fired upon by armed men who wanted to prevent them from regaining possession of their land. The incident occurred on May 17 in the village of Sankhatra (Punjab province), where the Christian community blocked the streets to protest against the ille-gal occupation of their properties. For months they […]

Archbishop of Jakarta decries jihad families as new form of violence

“Planning and implementing a suicide attack by taking their children with them is a new” form “of violence. It is a family tragedy,” decries Msgr. Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Arch-bishop of Jakarta and President of the Indonesian Bishops’ Con-ference (Kwi). He was commenting on the dynamics of the attacks that have hit three churches in Surabaya, […]

Christians in Nepal concerned over sudden attacks on churches

Christians in Nepal are alarmed after this month’s sudden series of arson and bomb attacks on four church buildings, and church leaders suspect authorities are lax in investigating. At the same time, six Christians were arrested for evangelizing while suspected Hindu extremists launched attacks on three church buildings and bombed another. The attacks caused extensive […]

Nationalists complain against Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu that let nuns visit the site

Leading members of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other nationalist groups have filed a complaint against the administration of a Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu for allowing a group of Catholic nuns to visit the site, this according to The Hindu, one of India’s foremost daily newspapers. According to the plaintiffs, the […]

Delhi archbishop’s prayer for nation triggers BJP rebuke

The archbishop of Delhi has called for a prayer campaign until the next general election in an unprecedented political inter-vention, citing a threat to the country’s secular fabric, trigger-ing angry reactions from the ruling Hindu nationalist party. “We are witnessing a turbulent political atmosphere which poses a threat to the democratic principles enshrined in our […]