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Indian court jails first Christians under anti-conversion law

In a first in India, a court has jailed a Christian couple for five years for attempting to convert people in a northern state, considered a hotbed of anti-Christian activities. A special court in Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkar Nagar district, which deals with cri-mes against socially poor castes, convicted Pastor Jose Pappa-chan and his wife, Sheeja […]

Fire destroys church in northeast India amid hostility

A fire has burnt down a village Church in India’s north-eastern Assam state amid right-wing Hindu group’s campaigns against Christian missionaries, but police are yet to confirm if it was an arson attack or an accident. Tezpur diocesan Father Ambrose Musahary told that the church of his St. Teresa parish in Jhakar Gao village had […]

Bible course transforms faith life in Goa archdiocese

Bible study classes are transforming people’s lives besides deepening their understanding of the Scri-ptures, say the graduates of this year’s Bible course conducted by the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman. “Little did I know that it would change my daily walk with Christ. It was one of the best decisions we ever made and it […]

The Church’s commitment to fostering ethical values among India’s young

In our rapidly evolving world, the Church’s role in nurturing ethical values among young people is more crucial than ever. In India, various Catholic religious orders, notably the Jesuits, Salesians of Don Bosco, and the Holy Cross Fathers have establi-shed numerous youth programs and educational initiatives aimed at shaping the moral character of the next […]

BEC animators undergo media training at Bandel pilgrim center

Basic Ecclesial Community (BEC) animators from eastern India are atte-nding a media training to strengthen their groups in parishes. As many as 24 representatives from 13 eastern India dioceses are attending the January 27-31 program at Bandel Basilica Retreat Centre, about 40 km from north of Kolkata. Media has central place in the lives of […]

Indian Catholic school denies forcing girls to go home shirtless

Catholic officials in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand have accused the media of trying to tarnish Church-run institutions after a school was accused of forcing about 80 teenage girls to return home in their blazers without shirts. Media reports accused Carmel School in Digwadih city, Dhanbad district, of confiscating the shirts of the tenth-grade […]

Become Christ’s followers, not his fans: Indian bishops told

Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli on January 28 urged India’s Latin rite bishops to become the disciples of Christ and not just his fans. When Jesus worked miracles, he had many fans watching him, but only a few chose to follow him generally, said the nuncio in his homily at the […]

Indian Church decries anti-national tag on tribal Christians

An official of the Indian bishops’ conference has questioned a Hindu leader’s claim that former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee supported converting tribal Christians to Hinduism to save them from becoming anti-nationals. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India called the claim “fabricated” on Jan. 17, two days after the media published the statements of Mohan Bhagwat, […]