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Varanasi ghat reverberates with message of love‍

The civil society people in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh committed to secularism and composite culture, have initiated a series of programs to promote communal harmony and peace. The programs, held under the banner of “Paigam-e-Muhabat (Message of Love), are being held in the wake of hate speech, exclu

Catholic religious question silence of Indian Church on violence

A group of progressive Catholic religious in India have questioned the silence of the official Catholic Church over the continued violent attacks on Christians and other mino-rity communities across the country. They want the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) to take up the issue with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit […]

Naga Christians walk against Indian army abuse

Thousands of people, mostly Christians, in India’s north-eastern state of Nagaland took part in a two-day walkathon from commercial hub Dimapur to capital Kohima demanding the repeal of the draconian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) and justice for Naga Christians killed by the Indian army last month. Protesters including civil society activists and women […]

‘Unzen Hell’ a reminder of Christian persecution in Japan

The journey through Nagasaki Prefecture starts from a small town with a curious name, Obama, which has no relation with the former US president (but did make it globally notorious for a while) and only means a small beach. It is in fact a small spa resort on Kyushu, Japan’s third-largest island, overlooking the open […]

Judge asks Indian priest to face trial for alleged hate speech

The top court in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state has ordered a Catholic priest to face trial for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus and criticized Christian missionaries claiming Jesus Christ as the only true god. The Madras High Court on Jan. 17 said that “the offending speech” of Father George Ponnaiah, a vicar […]

Catholic union seeks fair probe into Modi Punjab fiasco

The All India Catholic Union, the largest laity group in the country, has expressed concern over the aborted visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Punjab. “The Catholic Union prays, as does every Indian citizen, for the long life of Narendra Modi and all others put in high offices of governance in India,” John Dayal, […]