Indian tribal families caned for embracing Christianity

Indian tribal families caned for embracing Christianity

A village court in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand has ordered families who converted to Christianity to be caned, fined and excommunicated from the community. Three Korwa tribal families from Khala village of Dhurki in Garhwa district embraced Christianity on...
Bhima Koregaon case: Jailed activist’s computer compromised

Bhima Koregaon case: Jailed activist’s computer compromised

A key accused in the Bhima Koregaon case has moved the Bombay High Court after a US firm revealed that a hacker had planted incriminating evidence on his computer. A report by Arsenal Consulting, a digital forensic analyst from Chelsea, US, has debunked the electronic...
Pope, bishops express grief over Indian glacier disaster

Pope, bishops express grief over Indian glacier disaster

Pope Francis and Indian bishops have expressed grief over a massive glacier burst that killed at least 32 people in northern India. The tragedy in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Feb. 7 also left more than 170 missing as the rescue operation carried on until late on...
Christians arrested on conversion charge denied bail in India

Christians arrested on conversion charge denied bail in India

Nine Christians charged under a newly enacted anti-conversion law in central India’s Madhya Pradesh state plan to seek bail from the state’s High Court after a trial court denied them bail. The court in Indore city turned down the bail application on Jan. 27, a day...

Catholic theologians rally behind protesting farmers

A national association of Catholic theologians in India has expressed solidarity with farmers protesting against three new farm laws on the borders of the national capital for the past 70 days. “We the members of Indian Theological Association firmly support the cause...