BJP leader questions Christian loyalty, Archbishop seeks apology

BJP leader questions Christian loyalty, Archbishop seeks apology

Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore on April 24 asked a Bharatiya Janata Party leader to withdraw his anti-Christian remarks and offer an unconditional apology to the community. The uncalled for remarks of K.S. Eshwarappa are condemn-able and highly deplorable, the...
Sri Lankan blasts heighten security fears in Goa

Sri Lankan blasts heighten security fears in Goa

The Sri Lanka terror attacks have spurred India’s Goa State to provide security for its ancient Christian buildings, but church leaders say much more is needed. A day after a series of explosions killed more than 300 people in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on...
Latin Catholics to offer special prayers for Sri Lanka

Latin Catholics to offer special prayers for Sri Lanka

All the Latin rite dioceses in India will organize special prayers to show solidarity with the Church and people of Sri Lanka. “To pledge our closeness and solidarity with the victims of the multiple bomb blasts that took place in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, I would...
Police guard New Delhi churches after Sri Lanka attacks

Police guard New Delhi churches after Sri Lanka attacks

Security has been beefed up at churches in Indian capital, New Delhi after a series of suicide bombings killed more than 300 people in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Armed Police are guarding Sacred Heart Cathedral in the capital and asking churchgoers to pass through...
Indian Christians pray for Sri Lanka

Indian Christians pray for Sri Lanka

Hundreds of thousands of Catholics throughout India dedicated on April 28, the feast of Divine Mercy, to pray for neighbouring Sri Lanka that was ravaged by serial blasts. The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, the national body of the Latin Rite Church, had...