A Christian veterinary surgeon was arrested by the Jharkhand police on charges of forcibly converting a 13-year-old girl by offering her money. The arrest took place in Pakur on October 16, following the complaint filed by the child’s father the day before. Speaking...
Pro-Hindu tribal people have removed a cross from a Protestant Church and converted the building into their community hall in India’s Jharkhand State in a move that Christian leaders believe is linked to upcoming elections. Some 50 tribal people took down the cross...
Bangladeshis are mourning a prominent American Catholic missionary who dedicated much of his life to the treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts in the South Asian nation. Holy Cross Brother Ronald Drahozal passed away at a retirement and treatment facility run...
Pakistani authorities have suspended the head teacher of a government school for assaulting a Christian student and abusing his mother. Nusrat Shaheen was suspended on Oct. 22 after a complaint of discrimination against 12-year- old Sharjeel Masih by his parents....
An appeals court in central Vietnam has confirmed a harsh sentence imposed on a Catholic activist accused of trying to overthrow the nation’s communist government. Attorney Dang Dinh Manh said on Oct. 18 that the Superior People’s Court upheld John Baptist Le Dinh...
