Tag: Christianity in India
Christians in India targeted under new anti-conversion laws, group says
Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party is politicizing religious conversion, says rights group
British cardinal calls for release of detained Indian Jesuit priest
Father Swamy has committed his life to working for the constitutional rights of the most impoverished and marginalized people in India
Indian PM refuses to intervene in Jesuit priest’s case
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tells church leaders outcome of case can only come from investigating agencies
Christian community in Indian state banned from religious services
Local Christian say ban due to Hindu hardliners using police to clamp down on their activities
Tribal Christians in central India targeted for faith get protection from...
Around 50 Christians had fled their homes as they felt unsafe
Asian Catholic bishops call for release of jailed Indian priest
Bishops liken incarceration of 84-year-old priest to the treatment meted out to Gandhi
‘Lower caste’ Catholics in India seek representation in Church’s power structure
India officially abolished caste distinctions in 1949 but its enduring legacy of discrimination continues, including in the Church
India’s COVID-19 economic slowdown hits working minorities hard
Employment is likewise difficult to find due to discrimination against Christians
Attacks on Christian women in India: A ‘new form of persecution’
In the first seven months of this year more than 51 hate crime cases have been recorded against Christian women
Some Muslims converting to Christianity to get around Indian citizenship law
Only persecuted minorities belonging to non-Muslim communities provided amnesty under the law