Indian bishops mourn loss of lives in hooch tragedy

Indian bishops mourn loss of lives in hooch tragedy

Consumption of spurious liquor led to the death of 57 people, most of them daily wage laborers, and left 150 others battling for life in a hospital in a southern Indian state. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) expressed its “profound sorrow and...
Twenty young leaders commit to become lay missionaries

Twenty young leaders commit to become lay missionaries

As many as 20 young people from seven Indian states have committed to becoming lay missionaries through the Communio missionary training programme. The commitment ceremony took place on June 23 at St. Francis Assisi Church at Tallur, Udupi diocese, Karnataka. The...
Churches appeal Indian president to save Manipur Christians

Churches appeal Indian president to save Manipur Christians

Christian groups in the strife-torn Manipur state in northeast India have jointly appealed to Indian President Droupadi Murmu to stop the violence against a tiny group of Christians who live among native Hindu Meitei people. An estimated 35,000 Meitei Christians face...
13 Christians jailed in northern Indian state

13 Christians jailed in northern Indian state

A Protestant pastor along with his wife, and three other pastors are among 13 Christians jailed in separate incidents in a northern Indian state over allegations of religious conversion. “It is an alarming situation. Within 20 days, 13 people went to prison because of...
India’s 12th state plans law to criminalize conversions

India’s 12th state plans law to criminalize conversions

Yet another Indian state has announced plans to enact a draconian anti-conversion law, which is often used to harass Christians in the country. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the north-we-stern state of Rajasthan dis-closed its intent to curb religious...