Christians across India observed Palm Sunday on March 29 with processions and special services, but nowhere did the occasion carry a sharper edge than in Manipur, where thousands of displaced Kuki-Zo families marked the beginning of Holy Week still unable to return to their homes amid the ongoing ethnic conflict.
Two Christian men from Janjgir-Champa who have been holding prayer meetings at their home since 2016 won relief from the Chhattisgarh High Court, which ruled that no prior permission is needed to pray in a private residence.
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, March 25, by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on behalf of Home Minister Amit Shah, has drawn immediate and fierce opposition from the Catholic Church, political parties, and civil society organisations, who warn that it hands the government sweeping powers to seize the assets of minority institutions and NGOs. Listed as Bill No. 97 of 2026 under the Ministry of Home Affairs, the b
December was the worst month. Eighty-five verified cases of anti-Christian violence and discrimination were recorded as Advent and Christmas drew Christian communities into more visible worship. Attackers, it appears, were watching.
India ranked 105 out of 179 countries on the Liberal Democracy Index in 2025, down from 100 the previous year, according to the Democracy Report 2026 released this week by the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The country has remained classified as an “electoral autocracy” since 2017.
The North East India Christian Council (NEICC) has appointed Rev. Dr. Meyu Changkiri as its General Secretary for the term 2026-2030, making him the first Naga to hold the position on a full-time basis since the Council was founded in 1937, nearly nine decades ago.
A United States federal commission has documented a continuing pattern of attacks on Christian communities across India through 2025, recommending that Washington classify India among the world’s worst violators of religious freedom and impose sanctions on organisations it holds responsible.
The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly passed the Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 on Thursday amid an Opposition walkout, replacing a 58-year-old law and introducing some of the stiffest penalties for unlawful religious conversions seen in any Indian state.
A tribal Christian family has been prevented from burying a 34-year-old woman, sparking renewed concern over religious freedom and burial rights in the state of Chhattisgarh.
A Christian pastor originally from Kerala has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh following allegations of illegal religious conversion. The arrest follows a number of similar cases involving Christian leaders in different parts of India.
A group of Christians in Odisha are living in fear after a mob disrupted their Sunday worship service and warned them to stop praying to Jesus.
Catholic representatives in India have urged government authorities to defend religious freedom in the country’s northeastern states, warning of rising social tensions and legal pressures affecting Christian communities.
