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Assam Christian forum condemns vandalism of Don Bosco statue

The Assam Christian Forum has condemned the vandalism of a statue of St John Bosco kept in front of the Bishop’s House in Tezpur, the cultural capital of the north-eastern Indian state. This is another incident of increasing intolerance in Assam and it has “put us all in anxiety,” says Allen Brooks, spokesperson of the […]

Youth in India gather for ‘Synodgy’ as a sign of solidarity with bishops in Rome

A group of young people gathered in Mumbai on October 7  to celebrate Synodgy 2018, an event to help the young people of India participate spiritually in the Synod of Bishops meeting on the youth taking place this month in Rome. “Synodgy is celebrating this Universal event on the home ground,” said Cardinal Oswald Gracias, […]

Pope following Franco Mulakkal case : Cardinal Gracias

  Archbishop of Bombay Oswald Cardinal Gracias has said that Pope Francis is closely following the developments in the case of Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal who has been arrested for allegedly raping a nun multiple times over two years. Cardinal Gracias, who is the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) issued the […]

Indonesian Christians seek solace in Church

Indonesian Christians sought solace on October 7 in churches in the city of Palu, hard hit by an earthquake and a tsunami that roiled central Sulawesi, killing 1,649 people and seriously injuring some 2,500 people. Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim country, but there are Christian communities throughout the archipelago. During a service in […]

Catholic historians address missionaries’ contribution to nation building

The Association of Catholic Historians of India (ACHI) has chosen to deliberate on the contribution of missionaries for nation building for its forthcoming annual conference in Bangalore, next June. “The right-wing Hindu organizations such as RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) and the pro-Hindu BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) with their hidden and malicious agenda seek to destroy […]

An Indian anti-Christian hotspot

Christians in a tiny northern Indian district suffered at least 12 attacks in September that community leaders say were instigated by false accusations against missionaries over the conversion of Hindus. Pastors were beaten up, faithful arrested and on Sept. 30 services disrupted in continuing violence allegedly carried out by Hindu groups in Jaunpur district of Uttar […]

Do not judge church by acts of individuals, synod observer says

  The faults of one person cannot be blamed on the entire Catholic Church, Percival Holt, a 25-year-old observer at the Synod of Bishops, told reporters. “It is wrong to judge the church for the acts of certain people within the church,” he said Oct. 11 during the Vatican’s daily briefing on what is happening […]

China: Christian schoolchildren forced to tick ‘no religion’ box

More than 300 Christian children in two high schools in Zhejiang province, which has been referred to as the “Jerusa-lem of the East” for its strong Christian presence, have been asked to fill out a form stating that they did not follow a religion, World Watch Monitor has been told by a trusted local source. While “it is […]