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Church denies backing candidate in Indian state poll

A Church leader in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand has warned of legal action against political parties and candidates falsely claiming the Church’s support in the ongoing state assembly election. Father Bishu Benjamin Aind, vicar-general of Khunti diocese in the state, said that “the Church never endorses or asks its faithful to support any […]

Christians denied place in Indian state’s minorities panel

The western Indian Maharashtra state did not include a Christian representative in the state panel meant to safeguard the interests of religious minorities, which Christian leaders say was unfortunate and unusual. “It is unfortunate that no one from the Christian community was given representation on the 11-member Maharashtra State Minorities Commission,” said Father Nigel Barrett, […]

12,000 gather as Goa starts exposition of St. Francis Xavier relics

At least 12,000 people thronged India’s western state of Goa on November 21 to participate in the ceremonies marking the start of the once-in-ten-year exposition of St. Francis Xavier’s relics. The 18th expo-sition started with a Mass at the Basilica of Bom Jesus, a 16th-century UNESCO-approved world heritage monument that houses the saint’s body. “We […]

Christians appeal Indian govt to restore peace in Manipur

A Christian ecumenical body has urged India’s federal government to restore peace in Manipur state, where life was disrupted by the latest bout of violence between indigenous Christians and Meitei Hindus. “The gravity of the situation cannot be overstated. The peo-ple of Manipur are caught in a state of utter hopelessness and insecurity,” said Reverend […]

Tribal Christians hail secular alliance’s win in India’s Jharkhand

Tribal Christian leaders have welcomed a secular regio-nal party returning to power in India’s eastern Jharkhand state in the recently concluded polls. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), which advocates tribal people’s rights and interests, secured 34 seats in the 81-seat state assembly. Its secular allies, including the Indian National Congress and socialist and communist parties, […]

Contextualized academic research attempts conflict resolution

A premier college in violence hit Manipur state conducted a three-day innovative Faculty Deve-lopment Program Workshop on Innovative Research Writing, November 21-23. The faculty members of Don Bosco College Autonomous Maram who belonged to the different communities of the state having experienced or known persons who were affected by the ongoing conflict participated in the […]

Indian Baptist pastor arrested for ‘magical healing’

Police in India’s Assam state have arrested a Baptist pastor on charges of violating a newly enacted law that curbs magical healing after he prayed over some tribal people in a village. Pastor Pranjal Bhuyan was arrested on Nov. 22 in the northeastern state for violating the Assam Magical Healing (Prevention of Evil Practices) Act […]

Teen rep at COP29 made climate ambassador

A student delegate from Don Bosco School Park Circus, Kolkata at COP29 held in Baku Azerbaijan last week, was declared Climate Ambassador by United Nations Agency for Develop-ment and Peace (UNADAP). The citation presented to 14 year old student Swanik Choudhury of Class 9 reads: We commend your invaluable contribution as part of the official […]