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India tribunal urges end to ‘impunity’ as anti-Christian violence climbs

June 3, 2026 Anto Akkara 0

Christian, Hindu, and Muslim groups joined a People’s Tribunal in New Delhi that documented a sharp rise in attacks on Christians and demanded the government curb “impunity.” […]

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Rubio pays homage at Mother Teresa’s tomb, bringing ‘joy’ to her nuns

May 26, 2026 Anto Akkara 0

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio began his first India visit at St. Teresa of Kolkata’s tomb, bringing reassurance to her Missionaries of Charity. […]

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Salesians honor 3 members killed in India 25 years ago as ethnic tensions persist

May 19, 2026 Anto Akkara 2

Relatives and former novices gathered in northeast India to honor two priests and a brother killed by militants in 2001 — even as fresh ethnic violence roils the region. […]

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Indian Catholics denied bail after confronting mob that disrupted Mass

May 18, 2026 Anto Akkara 0

Nine parishioners face conversion and attempted murder charges after forcing out intruders who stormed a village church during Mass in Rajasthan. […]

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Catholic film star becomes first Christian chief minister of major Indian state

May 14, 2026 Anto Akkara 1

Church leaders in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu call the election of actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay a source of pride in a country where Christians face growing persecution. […]

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India’s state elections deliver split verdict for Christian community

May 6, 2026 Anto Akkara 0

Christian leaders welcomed the Kerala and Tamil Nadu outcomes but voiced alarm at the BJP’s historic sweep of West Bengal and a third-term win in Assam. […]

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Indian police arrest Hindu YouTuber over St. Francis Xavier ‘terrorist’ jibe

April 29, 2026 Anto Akkara 1

Police arrested Gautam Khattar in Himachal Pradesh, India, on April 26 after the Hindu YouTuber called the patron saint of Goa a “terrorist” at a public event. […]

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India mourns priest-physician who transformed Kerala hospital, led blood donation movement

April 14, 2026 Anto Akkara 1

Father Francis Alappatt, a trained doctor who later entered the seminary, helped shape one of Kerala’s largest hospitals and pioneered a statewide blood donation initiative. […]

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Indian court reaffirms Dalit Christians have no right to lower-caste protections

April 2, 2026 Anto Akkara 0

India’s Catholic bishops are pushing back on a Supreme Court ruling that reaffirmed Christians are excluded from constitutional protections for lower-caste communities. […]

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Catholic bishops demand repeal of India state’s anti-conversion bill

March 23, 2026 Anto Akkara 1

Catholic bishops in India’s Maharashtra state are calling a newly passed anti-conversion bill — the 13th such law in India — an unjustified interference in the Church’s sacramental practice. […]

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