The official Catholic Church's stance on the continuous targeted violence against Christians and other minorities in India has left the Forum of Religious for Justice and Peace in shock.
Islamic extremists are gaining ground in Africa’s Sahel region and Afghanistan, which are set to become hotspots for Christian persecution in 2022, religious freedom charity Release International warns in a report.
Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris, Rome, London, Edinburgh, Athens and New Delhi are among the cities where New Year’s celebrations have been canceled or large gatherings prohibited, according to media reports.
Bishops and leaders from across the globe offer their condolences to the families of those who lost their loved ones in a helicopter crash on December 8 that killed 14 people, including 63-year-old Indian military chief General Bipin Rawat.
According to the scientist behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, the new variant of coronavirus to strike humanity “could be worse."
The probe into his accusations of forced conversions found no proof of such practices, instead discovering that all of the families investigated had converted to Christianity on their own will.
Dalit Liberation Sunday was commemorated by Indian Christians of all denominations on November 14 to demonstrate solidarity with Christians of Dalit background who endure injustice. The event was themed “God says NO to caste discrimination.”
On the occasion of Diwali, the Vatican's traditional message for Hindus was released by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) that was signed by the Council's president and secretary.
A peaceful march in Karnataka on Monday drew over 6,000 Christians who demanded that the planned enactment of anti-Conversion law in the state be dropped.
A Hindu priest from Chhattisgarh may be heard in a disturbing video spreading on social media making hate-targeted comments against Christians, including urging people to behead those who come for conversion.
In a historic decision, the Madras High Court held that a Dalit non-Christian woman marrying a Christian man or exhibiting religious symbols like the cross cannot be used as a reason to withdraw her Scheduled Caste (SC) community certification.
India has set a new milestone in its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with 88,34,70,578 vaccine doses provided to date, including 65,34,306 doses administered in the last 24 hours.
