Four Die in Fire That Destroys Homes in Arunachal Pradesh's Remote Village
Four people, including three children, have died after a fire destroyed homes in Parsi-Parlo, a remote village in Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.
Church & Ministry
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Marian Shrine Vandalised as Christians Raise Concerns Over Growing Attacks
A shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary has been vandalised in West Bengal, raising concern among local Christians about the safety of religious sites and increasing reports of hostility towards Christian communities.
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Two Christian Girls Assaulted Over Conversion Allegations in Telangana, Prompting Protests
Two young Christian girls have reportedly been assaulted by a group of men in Telangana, following accusations that they were attempting to convert Hindu children to Christianity. The incident has sparked public protests and renewed concerns about attacks against Christians over allegations of religious conversion.
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Catholic Archbishop Calls for Repeal of Anti-Conversion Law, Citing Threats to Religious Freedom
A senior Catholic leader in Karnataka has called on the government to repeal its anti-conversion law, warning that such legislation can restrict religious freedom and expose Christian minorities to unfair treatment.
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More Than 12,000 Christians Rally in Kolkata to Demand Protection from Religious Attacks
More than 12,000 Christians gathered in Kolkata on 5 November for a prayer and protest rally calling for religious freedom and stronger protection against attacks on Christian communities.
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Villagers Demand Action Against Christian Churches, Raising Concerns Over Religious Freedom
Hundreds of people have staged a protest in Chhattisgarh, calling on government officials to investigate Christian churches and missionary activities in the region.
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“Free of Christians”: West Bengal survivors testify before Kolkata people’s tribunal
Christians from several districts of West Bengal told a citizens’ tribunal on Monday (November 2) how mobs stormed prayer meetings in their homes, beat worshippers and assaulted women on the charge that they were converting people. Most said their attackers had not been arrested, and several said the police had failed them.
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Catholic body demands release of jailed Odisha doctor and Dalit activist
The All India Catholic Union (AICU) has demanded the release of Dr. Randall Sequeira, a physician who treats tribal communities in the eastern state of Odisha, and Laxman Naik, a Dalit activist, both jailed since mid-October.
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Chhattisgarh Christian Family Chooses Exile Over Renouncing Faith After Mob of 150 Attacks Them
A young Christian man in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district says he and his family will leave their ancestral village for good rather than give up their faith in Jesus Christ, after a mob of around 150 villagers beat them with sticks on 21 September while police were slow to step in.
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Catechist who survived Kandhamal pogrom marks 43 years of lay ministry
Christodas Behera, a Catholic catechist in eastern India, has marked 43 years of lay ministry that carried him through an anti-Christian pogrom. A mob attacked him in 2008, and he and his wife ended up in a government relief camp.
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Another Christian family attacked in West Bengal
A mob of about 30 people attacked a Christian family at their home in West Arjunda village, in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district, in the evening of Monday, October 26. Parvati Hembram Soren, 27, was praying with her husband and their two children when the crowd pushed in.
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Arunachal Christian Forum offers to mediate talks between state government and Siang farmers’ group
The Arunachal Christian Forum (ACF), a confederation of churches in the north-eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, has written to Chief Minister Pema Khandu urging the state government to hold talks with the Siang Indigenous Farmers Forum (SIFF), a group leading local opposition to the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP). The forum has offered to broker the first round.
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Four Die in Fire That Destroys Homes in Arunachal Pradesh's Remote Village
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Two Christian Girls Assaulted Over Conversion Allegations in Telangana, Prompting Protests
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