Hindu nationalists accuse Catholic retreat center of ‘forced conversions’ Nirmala Carvalho Aug 30, 2019 CRUX CONTRIBUTOR India’s Supreme Court building in New Delhi is seen in this 2016 file photo. (Credit: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters via CNS.) MUMBAI, India – Catholic officials in India have rejected accusations that a retreat center in the southern state of Karnataka […]
Himachal passes Bill against ‘forced conversion’ Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. File | Photo Credit: PTI PTISHIMLA 30 AUGUST 2019 15:04 IST UPDATED: 30 AUGUST 2019 15:10 IST As per the Bill, anyone seeking to convert will need to give a month’s notice to the district magistrate, stating that the person is converting […]
Pastor beaten by fanatics, with Police onlooking, Jharkhand Pastor Ravi Christians account for just 4.3% of Jharkhand’s population, yet the Jharkhand assembly has passed the Religious Freedom Bill 2017, also known as the anti-conversion Bill, in an attempt to stop forced conversions in the state. In such a hostile and inhospitable environment, a young man […]
Christian Indians Await Justice 11 Years After Mass Murder When he heard reports that a Hindu mob was attacking Christians in his community, Parikhita Nayak fled his village in Kandhamal, Orissa (eastern India) along with his wife and two daughters – both less than ten years of age – but he didn’t know what lay […]
Power cuts, beatings and ostracization of Christian family, Bihar Bro. Krishna Kumar Suman called Persecution Relief, sounding very distraught, seeking counsel and direction. His family who are Harijans, live in the village of Maheshpur in District Bhagalpur, where all of the villagers are also Harijans. Bro. Krishna Kumar and his brother, had a life changing […]
SDM’s permission to hold Sunday worship, Uttar Pradesh Pr Abhimanyu In what is seen as an unprecedented and historic decision, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Uttar Pradesh, overruled the local Police Station’s decision, to shut down a registered Church, permitting them to gather every Sunday. Pastor Abhimanyu Kumar has been ministering for the past 19 years, […]
Prayer meeting disrupted and Sister threatened, Maharashtra Sunday worship gathering A Christian prayer meeting at “Jehovah Jireh’ Church in Jaripatka is located in Nagpur, Maharashtra, was disrupted by religious fanatics. Sis. Smita Bojankar who lives with her mother, heads the church, was threatened with dire consequences if they continued praying. This House Church has been gathering for […]
Village House Church set on fire, Telangana A Church in Miryalaguda village, in Nalgonda district of Telangana, was burnt down in the early hours of Sunday morning. Pastor Samuel Nakkalla has been ministering in the location for the past 1 year. Over 21 persons used to gather regularly and worship every Sunday, at the prayer […]
Detained by Police on false allegations of conversion, Uttar Pradesh Br Neeraj Bro. Neeraj James has been a follower of Jesus Christ for the past 9 years, a member of a Church in Haryana, ministered by Pastor Sumit Joshi Working in Haryana, Bro. Neeraj was visiting his parents in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. During his stay, his […]
Archbishop Machado condemns attack on Christian pilgrims August 24, 2019 Matters India By C V Joseph Bengaluru: August 23, 2019:Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has condemned the recent brutal attack on about 40 Christian pilgrims to India’s top Marian shrine, Basilica of Our Lady of Health in Tamil Nadu state, Vailankanni coastal town. The pilgrims […]
CJ asked to bar Justice Vaidyanathan from certain cases ETB Sivapriyan, DH News Service, Chennai, AUG 21 2019, 19:40PM IST UPDATED: AUG 21 2019, 21:23PM IST The judge’s recent comments that Christian educational institutions were highly unsafe for the future of girl children have kicked up a major row. Sixty-four senior advocates of the Madras […]
Sunday worship service disrupted, Pastor and congregation beaten, Daman Church Vandalized Daman and Diu, is a union territory (UT) of India. Daman is one of the two districts that make up the union territory, Daman and Diu. Though they together make up the UT, Diu lies 635 km apart, up the Gujarat coast line. Pastor […]