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Jharkhand: 16 Christians arrested for ‘forced conversions’ of tribals

Police in Jharkhand arrested 16 missiona-ries on June 8, on charges of converting tribal Adivasi by force to Christianity, the Press Trust of India reported. Speaking to AsiaNews, Sajan K George, president of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), said that “In Jharkhand, extreme right-wing groups systematically persecute members of religious minorities, especially Christians.” […]

In eastern India, radicals expel ten Christian families

Several Christian families have been assaulted and expelled from their village by local extremists for refusing to renounce their faith, drawing protest from an American group who says the attack violates the families’ rights under Indian law. “We here at International Christian Concern are deeply concerned to see that 10 Christian families have been beaten […]

Lack of evaluation will disintegrate religious congregation: Montfort scholar

Reclaiming the charism and spirituality has to be a top priority if religious congregations in India have to survive, says Montfort Brother Paul Raj. Addressing a gathering of the local unit of the Conference of Religious India (CRI) in Bangalore on July 1, the Brother said that equally important is the creation of new apostolate […]

When Carnatic music calls a nun

Wearing her veil, congrega-tion’s uniform and sporting a calm smile, Sr Linet Antony SKD would match anyone’s concept of a Christian nun. But once the Kannur native gets on to the stage and starts singing, the listeners can’t help not being pleasantly surprised. For, she can sign a Vathapi Ganapathi with as much ease as […]

Assumption nuns’ first Asian head focuses on marginalized

Assumption nun Rekha Chennattu, the first Asian elected to head the global Paris based congregation, says her priority will be to serve people on the margins of society. Sister Chennattu, an Indian, was elected superior general of the international congregation of the Religious of the Assumption on July 5 at the General Chapter held in […]

Rape accused bishop’s suspension demanded

A group of progressive Catholic religious priests, nuns and laity has mounted pressure on Vatican to act against an Indian Bishop accused of raping a Catholic nun. They have urged the Apostolic nuncio to India Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro and President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) Cardinal Oswald Gracias to advise Pope Francis […]

Kandhamal survivors inspire Kerala Catholic women

A group of Catholic women from Kerala who spent five days in Kandhamal say the faith of Odisha’s persecuted Christians has deepened their belief in Christ. “The Christians of Kandhamal have manifested a deep-rooted faith in Christ by facing the worst religious persecution in modern India,” said Sister Josia Padinjaradathu, a member of the 11-member […]

Campaign for jailed Christians achieves milestone

An online signature campaign demanding the release of seven innocent Christians, jailed in connection to anti-Christian riots in Odisha, crossed the milestone of 50,000 signatures on July 11. Journalist author Anto Akkara, who has been spearheading the campaign in a press statement on July 12, called for more signatures for the release of the seven […]