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Police help end Christians’ social isolation in Indian village

The police and administrative intervention helped end the social isolation that Hindus had imposed on a group of Christians in a village in Odisha, India, a police official has confirmed. The one-month social boycott was lifted at a meeting of government officials, police, and some 60 villagers on June 24 in Rangamati of Keonjhar district, said […]

Indian Catholic school denies discriminating against Hindu student

An official from a Catholic school in India’s northeastern Assam state has dismissed an allegation that a teacher forcibly removed a ‘tilak’ — a red circular sacred Hindu mark — from the forehead of a student. Salesian priest Ethelbert Minj, in-charge of Don Bosco School in Sonitpur district, said the allegation levelled by the family of a […]

Nine Catholic priests accused of disturbing order in Indian state

Police have charged nine Catholic priests and a lay leader with unlawful assembly in southern India’s communist-ruled Kerala state, after the accused joined a protest seeking safety for people threatened by coastal erosion. “This is totally a false case and we cannot be silenced with it,” said Joseph Jude, vice-president of Kerala Region Latin Catholic Council. The lay […]

Expelled Indian tribal Christians endure hardships

Tribal Christian families in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh have been passing days in hardship after they were expelled from their village by other villagers allegedly linked with right-wing Hindu groups. Expelled Christians alleged they faced increased hostilities and persecution from religious radicals for their faith before being made homeless earlier this week. Lachhan […]

Persecution surges as BJP completes one year in Indian state

Attacks on Christians in eastern India’s Odisha have surged since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took power in this state a year ago, their leaders say. “Not a single week passes in Odisha without some violent attack aimed at Christians to renounce their faith and return to Hinduism,” says Father Ajay Kumar Singh, a social activist […]

Church in India launches mental health program to confront present challenges

The Catholic Church in Kerala has launched a dedicated mental health ministry to help communities respond to increasing psychological and emotional challenges, including substance abuse, suicidal tendencies, and family-related issues. The initiative, led by the Catholic Mental Health Ministry (CMHM) under the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) Office for Healthcare, was formally introduced through […]

Fr M Julian Fernando Appointed Administrator of Caritas India

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has officially appointed Fr M Julian Fernando as the new Administrator of Caritas India. The announcement was made during the 149th Standing Committee meeting of the CBCI. Born in 1970, Fr Julian Fernando was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Varanasi in 2000. He holds a Bachelor of […]

Indian court allows Christian convention ignoring state opposition

A state court in central India has granted permission to conduct an annual Christian convention, protecting the right to practice faith despite opposition from the Madhya Pradesh state administration. “We feel relieved and happy,” Pastor Kamesh Solanki said after the Madhya Pradesh state High Court admonished the state officials on June 16 not to deny permission to […]