Church & Ministry

Seven pastors in UP arrested on false charges

Anugrah Kumar

Authorities in Uttar Pradesh arrested seven pastors at a prayer meeting under the state’s “anti-conversion” law.

Dalits Catholics take stand to end caste-based inequality in church

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To end caste-based inequality in the church, Dalit Christian organisations in Tamil Nadu have requested a distinct liturgy for Dalit Catholics.
Karnataka govt to investigate all Christian missionaries in state

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The Karnataka government has begun an inquiry into both official and unofficial Christian missionaries in the state, and it is preparing to pass an anti-conversion law that will regulate religious conversions and punish forced religious conversions.
Two nuns forcibly dragged to police station in Uttar Pradesh

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Two Ursuline Franciscan nun sisters were at a bus stop when a mob of radicals violently seized them and brought them to a police station with fifty other Christians suspected of harsh conversion activities in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district.
Pastor ruthlessly beaten before being arrested in UP

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Authorities in Uttar Pradesh detained a pastor on false accusations of forced conversions and charged him with violating the state's anti-conversion law.
Christian leaders in Uttarakhand call for ‘strict action’ against church attackers

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Church leaders in Uttarakhand have called for “strict action” against religious extremists who stormed a church and wounded members of the congregation in Haridwar's Roorkee town.
At least 13 incidents of violence against Christians recorded in one day

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There were at least 13 incidents of violence and threats against Christian communities across Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and New Delhi on October 3 alone, with allegations of conversions.
Pentecostal pastor, 2 other Christians arrested for handing out Bibles

Anugrah Kumar

Police in Himachal Pradesh arrested a Pentecostal pastor and two other Christians who were handing out evangelistic booklets and Bibles in villages after radical Hindu nationalists accused them of “forcibly” converting people, according to a report.
Christian wedding ceremony disrupted in MP based on false allegations

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The marriage reception of a recently married Christian couple in Madhya Pradesh was disrupted due to a false allegation of religious conversion. According to a Christian leader, it is really terrible that Christians are just targeted for their faith.
Christian boy set ablaze for faith died in Bihar: report

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Christian boy who was a victim of a fire assault in Bihar died on Sunday in a Patna hospital after battling serious burns for more than a month.
Four Christian homes set on fire in Kandhamal: report

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Four Christian homes in Odisha's Kandhamal District were set on fire after the Christians refused to recant their faith. “This is very concerning, as it brings back memories of the 2008 riots against Christians,” says a local bishop.
Pastor and 4 others arrested on false charges of forced conversions

Anugrah Kumar

Police in Uttar Pradesh arrested a pastor and four other Christians under the “anti-conversion” law while they were holding a prayer meeting after members of a radical Hindu nationalist group disrupted the gathering and filed a false complaint.