Stop targeting Church institutions, bishops urge governments

The Catholic bishops in India have urged the federal and Madhya Pradesh governments to stop “the age old bogey of conversion” to repeatedly tarnish “the dedicated services” of its people. “The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) is deeply saddened at the...

Disturbing national issues worry Catholic religious in northeast

A peace and solidarity pro-gram in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya has addressed pressing national issues while promoting unity, justice, and peace. “From the targeted violence against Christians and tribals in Manipur to the relentless attacks on Church...

Indian pastors, woman denied bail, continue in jail

A court in a central Indian state has rejected the bail applications of two protestant pastors and a woman arrested on charges of alleged religious conversion. The district court in Satna, Ma-dhya Pradesh state, rejected the bail applications of pastors Roshan Faster,...

Indian Catholic bishop, nun seek bail in ‘conversion’ case

A Catholic bishop and a nun named in a case under the stringent anti-conversion law have filed anticipatory bail applications against their possible arrest in a central Indian state. Bishop Gerald Almeida of Jabalpur and Sister Liji Joseph, in charge of Asha Kiran...