Anna Chiara Filice

VHP secretary Surendra Jain attacks the pastoral letter of the archbishop of Goa and Daman, which states that "the Indian Constitution is in danger". Secretary: "Unfounded and forced accusations". Hindu nationalists "are not the majority of the population". The Church's tremendous contribution to education, society and health.

Triennial assembly was held in Chennai (27-30 May) centred on the “Church going forth” to meet the material and spiritual needs of people living on the margins of society. Participants reiterated their unity at a difficult time in India’s political life. Media turn a pastoral letter by the archbishop of Delhi into a Vatican plot.

Officer Gagandeep Singh is a Sikh. The incident occurred near a Hindu temple in the city of Ramnagar. Hindu radicals wanted to lynch the Muslim because in the company of a Hindu girl. The Islamic faithful accused of "love jihad", that is, of seducing Hindu girls to convert them.

The most affected state is Bihar with 20 deaths. Winds and lightning devastate villages, causing walls to collapse and scores of injured people. With the rains came higher temperatures, reaching 48.6 C in Madhya Pradesh.

Four Catholics among the deceased. The fake news of the death of a priest who is only wounded goes viral on social media. The protests took place on May 22 in front of the District Executor's office. The company Sterlite Copper is owned by the mining giant Vedanta Resources. The plant extracts 400 thousand tons of copper every year; it is accused of causing pollution and increasing deadly diseases like cancer.

The archbishop of Dhaka is in Rome for the "ad limina visit". Pope Francis' trip to Bangladesh was "an opportunity to confirm the culture" of respect and harmony between religions. Christians, Muslims and Hindus hold monthly meetings to "pray together". Caritas is helping the Rohingya. A new spiritual theology is needed for "the small flock", that is, minorities that contribute to the development of society and to the renewal of the Church.

The president of the Indian bishops meets Rajnath Singh after the polemics raised by the pastoral letter of the archbishop of Delhi. The prelate criticized because he invites prayer and fasting in view of the 2019 elections. The most important movement of lay Catholics joins the initiative of Msgr. Couto and asks all bishops to follow his example.

Msgr. Couto called for prayer and fasting ahead of 2019 general elections. In India religious minorities are increasingly targeted by Hindu nationalist radicals. Secretary of the Episcopal Conference: "Prayer is the main road".

The disease is located in Kerala and is among the eight most lethal infectious diseases in the world, capable of causing epidemics like Ebola and Zika. It is transmitted through the saliva and urine of fruit bats. The victims include a young nurse who refused to leave infected patients in their final hours of life.

The two leaders met yesterday in Sochi, on the Black Sea. The historical bonds of friendship between Russia and India reaffirmed. Importance of bringing peace back to Afghanistan and eliminating the threat of terrorism.

Riyaz was 45 and was a tailor. He was beaten along with his friend Shakeel, who is hospitalized. Once discharged, the latter will have to respond to charges of cow slaughter.

Saji Cheriyan is a businessman from Kerala. In 2003 he moved to the UAE. Hundreds of Muslim workers live in the East Ville housing complex, Fujairah Emirate. "“I have grown up seeing communities living together in utmost harmony,” he said.