Attacks on Christians go unpunished in Indian state

Attacks on Christians go unpunished in Indian state

A Christian leader in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh has accused the state government of inaction after six incidents of Christian attacks were reported within a week. The latest attack was reported from a remote village in Kabirdham district on Aug. 29....
Gurgaon apostolic administrator appointed

Gurgaon apostolic administrator appointed

Pope Francis has appointed Father Varghese Vinayanand Vekkal as the apostolic administrator of the Gurgaon Syro-Malankara diocese. The appointment came August 28, two days after Bishop Jacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath of Gurgaon died of post Covid complications in a...
Uniform Mass: Kerala parish sees ruckus over cardinal’s letter

Uniform Mass: Kerala parish sees ruckus over cardinal’s letter

A parish in Kerala on September 5 witnessed unruly scenes when its priest tried to read a pastoral letter from the head of the Syro-Malabar Church during the Sunday Mass. A section of parishioners of the Holy Family Church at Prasannapuram near Aluva rushed to the...
Church, politicians mourn prominent Catholic leader’s death

Church, politicians mourn prominent Catholic leader’s death

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, head of the Catholic Church in India, on September 13 joined political and social leaders to mourn the death of Oscar Fernandes, a former federal minister. Fernandes, a member of the Congress party, died earlier in the day at Mangaluru, a port...
Mob attacks pastor in Chhattisgarh

Mob attacks pastor in Chhattisgarh

A pastor and two others were beaten up by a right-wing mob inside a police station in Raipur, capital of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The mob accused the pastor of indulging in forced religious conversions. The September 5 attack occurred after heated...