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Protest forces Indian college to cancel Stan Swamy memorial lecture

St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, has cancelled its annual Stan Swamy Memorial Lecture scheduled for August 9, following protests from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student organization affiliated with the RSS. The lecture, titled “Migration for Livelihood: Hope amidst Miseries,” was to be delivered virtually by Father Prem Xalxo and organized by the college’s […]

Chhattisgarh nuns get bail; accused activists face counter-allegations

A special NIA court in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, has granted conditional bail to the two Catholic nuns from Kerala and a tribal man who were arrested on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion, July 25, 2025. The bail was granted (August 2) nine days after their arrest, following a complaint by a local Bajrang […]

New Indian head of Vatican Observatory to blend science with faith

Indian Jesuit Father Richard D’Souza, the new director of the Vatican Observatory, says he will continue the tradition of Vatican astronomers who demonstrated how science and faith can co-exist. The 47-year-old Jesuit from western Goa state said he stands “on the shoulders of giants who have served before,” and the job is to lead the […]

Congress MP Hibi Eden moves adjournment motion in Lok Sabha over attack on Catholic priests

Congress leader and Member of Parliament, Hibi Eden, has submitted a notice for an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha, calling for a discussion on the recent alleged attack on two Catholic priests, a catechist, and two nuns by approximately 70 Bajrang Dal members in Jaleswar, Odisha. In a letter addressed to the Secretary General […]

Catholic Priests, Nuns, Catechist Attacked by Bajrang Dal Mob in Jaleswar, Odisha

In a disturbing and brazen attack, around 70 Bajrang Dal members ambushed and assaulted two Catholic priests, a catechist, and two nuns near Gangadhar village ( mission station) under Jaleswar Parish, falsely accusing them of religious conversions. The shocking incident occurred on August 6, when Fr. Lijo Nirappel, Parish Priest of Jaleswar, and Fr. V. […]