Indonesian police have shot dead a suspected terrorist they believe was connected to a suicide bombing at a Catholic cathedral in Makassar in South Sulawesi province on Palm Sunday. The police anti-terror squad Densus 88 shot dead the 42-year-old man, who was not...
A Catholic diocese in the western Indian state of Gujarat has appealed to priests and followers to cremate people who die from Covid-19. Bishop Athanasius Rethna Swamy of Ahmedabad in a pastoral letter dated April 12 said that the “present situation poses a challenge...
The Catholic Church in Gujarat has lost five priests in 24 hours as the second wave of the Covid-19 pande-mic continues to create havoc in India. “It is a particularly sad time for us in the Church of Gujarat that we have lost five priests in less than a day,” bemoans...
An employee for the Archdiocese of Bhopal’s commission for education has been released on bail after his arrest for the “intentional insult” of the Hindu religion. Rajendra Dwivedi was arrested on Easter Sunday after he published articles on his blog claiming the...
Amid surging Covid-19 infections in the Christian majority Nagaland, Governor R N Ravi has requested Church leaders to influence people to follow corona virus protocols. The governor held a meeting on April 19 with leaders of various Christian denominations in...
