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Conversion case: Church rejoices after priest, others get bail‍

Church groups in India on December 20 expressed joy after a court granted bail to a priest and three Catholics in judicial custody for nearly three months for allegedly violating an anti-conversion law. The Allahabad High Court, the top court of Uttar Pradesh in northern India, granted bail to Father Babu Francis, the director of […]

India Christians welcome state election win by main Modi rival party

A senior Indian cardinal has welcomed a new state administration led by a party which represents the main rival to the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist BJP party, and which came to power in part on the basis on promises to respect minority rights. Cardinal Anthony Poola of Hyderabad congratulated A. […]

Nation acknowledges Christians’ contribution: Prime Minister

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the nation “proudly acknowledges the contribution of the Christian Community.” The prime minister said this while interacting with leaders of Christian community on the occasion of Christmas on December 25 at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, the official residence of the Prime Minister of India. The prime minister […]

Iran: Jailed Christians denied Christmas

In Iran, Christmas for some Christians is a dark cell, in one of the country’s most notorious prisons, held without charges, aware that they were locked away only for their faith with no prospect for indictment that would enable them to defend themselves, deprived of rights even more than their liberty. This is the case […]

Christmas of fear in Nepal due to growing anti-Christian hatred

Christians in Nepal have been advised to be on high alert during the Christmas period following a number of incidents of anti-Christian violence that have occurred in the country in recent months at the hands of Hindu extremist groups. “There is a sense of fear and insecurity rippling through the Christian community amid Christmas celebrations. […]

It’s ‘Bong Natal’ in Malaysia’s tiny Portuguese settlement

Come Christmas a tiny settlement on the Malacca coast turns into a wonderland. Thousands of visitors arrive in the evenings to look at the brightly lit streets and decorated homes in a Portuguese settlement, a 15-minute drive from the capital city of the coastal state in south-western Malaysia. Curtains of colourful, fairy lights flow along […]