Cardinal supports pro-Hindu coalition govt in southern Indian state

Cardinal supports pro-Hindu coalition govt in southern Indian state

Indian Cardinal Anthony Poola has pledged the Christian com-munity’s support for the new government in southern Andhra Pradesh state that unseated a Christian-led government in the recently concluded polls. N. Chandrababu Naidu was sworn in as state chief minister on...
Indian state asked to remove illegal religious structures

Indian state asked to remove illegal religious structures

The top court in southern Indian Kerala state has asked its communist-led government to remove illegal religious structures on public land. The Kerala High Court’s order “will have a widespread implication if implemented in letter and spirit,” said a Church leader who...
Christian leaders insist on leadership change in India’s Manipur

Christian leaders insist on leadership change in India’s Manipur

Christian leaders have urged India’s newly sworn coalition government to change the leadership in strife-torn Manipur where ongoing sectarian violence since May 3 last year has claimed around 220 lives and displaced over 50,000, mostly tribal Christian people. Their...
Christians wary as pro-Hindu BJP forms govt in India’s Odisha

Christians wary as pro-Hindu BJP forms govt in India’s Odisha

The Christian community in an eastern Indian state has taken a cautious “wait and watch” approach after the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a landslide in the state, where anti-Christian violence claimed around 100 lives over 15 years ago. The BJP pulled...