The president of Hockey India Padma Shri Dilip Tirkey has applauded the Jesuits of Jamshedpur province for reaching out to places where no one dared to go. “The Jesuits dared forests and mountains and faced all odds in doing God’s mission and shaping the bright future...
India’s top court has called forced and deceitful conversions “a serious matter” and sought assistance from the federal government’s top law officer in seeking steps to stop them. “Religious conversions by force, allurement, etc… if that is happening then what should...
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered former president, Maithripala Sirisena, as well as top defense ministry and intelligence officials, to pay compensation totaling 310 million rupees (US$ 885,670) to victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. The Jan. 12 order...
A violent crowed of tribal people vandalized a Catholic Church, a grotto of Mother Mary and the presbytery in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh state on Jan. 2. The crowed armed with sticks and stones forced open the main gate of the Sacred Heart Church, in the heart...
Christians in India’s Assam state have decided not to cooperate with the police, who began a survey aiming to gather details of Catholics, their churches, institutions, and religious conversions. “Catholic parishes and institutions have refused to give details because...
