Nirmala Carvalho

The altar was moved and smashed to pieces, the tabernacle misplaced. The motive seems to be that of theft. Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), "an action that offends the religious feelings of Christians."

Charged by radical Hindus. In a year and a half he would have "attracted " 300 tribal Munda to Christianity. Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC): "The rhetoric of forced conversions to incite crimes against Christians." In 1999, Graham Staines and his two sons were killed in the same district.

State authorities prepare to inspect 1,889 registered madrassas. Those that do not teach English, maths and science will lose their formal status as educational facilities. Critics slam the decision as "unconstitutional", but the government defends himself by saying that it wants to modernise education. Jesuit theologian and Islam scholar tells AsiaNews that the state should not interfere with schools, that its action “threatens democratic values."

Mgr Victor Henry Thakur led today’s demonstration, which involved 30 Christian and some private schools in the state of Chhattisgarh. “Ours is a symbolic shutdown and protest to express our anguish and pain at what happened,” the prelate said.

Four motorcyclists threw stones at the building. After a first incident, they came back half an hour later to carry out a second attack. This is the first act of violence in Bhiwani District. For the church’s pastor, the attack was "an attempt to provoke tensions in the community." According to the president of the Global Council of Indian Christians, it was “intentionally provocative and anti-Christian."

The Salesian religious attacked a week ago in Chhattisgarh confirms that she was raped. Her head covered and supported by Christian leaders and human rights activists, the nun spoke to reporters about the attack. Archbishop of Mumbai: "Women treated as objects, and this is bad social growth. All of society must work to end this discrimination and devaluation".

A court has denied Rev. Gigi P. Paul, of the Faith Gospel Mission, bail. Religious intolerance against the Christian minority rife in Indian state.

The Salesian Missionary of Mary Immaculate was found bound and unconscious in her room. The police doubt that the motive of the attack is that of robbery. Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi: "Crime against the dignity of women in India."

Six people have been arrested and eight police officers suspended in connection with the sale of illegal alcohol. The victims are poor, day labourers living in slums. The auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese calls on people to learn from Pope Francis’ encyclical, which teaches that there should be “no room for selfishness and indifference in the world”.

by Nirmala Carvalho Ram Puniyani, president of the Center for Study of Society and Secularism in Mumbai, said he was "touched by the human feelings expressed by the Pope" in "Laudato sì". In India "economic policies are carelessly looting nature and the system tries to belittle the dignity of religious minorities and other weaker sections of society."

Right wing Hindu Janajagruti Samiti lanched call for the ban during the All India Hindu Convention. Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi: "Pupils who attends our schools do so of their own free choice, because they receive an excellent education in these institutions." Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC): "Even family members of Hindu radicals choose Catholic schools."

Those detained are apparently affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamesevak Sangh, a Hindu extremist paramilitary group. The Global Council of Indian Christians praises the authorities’ swift action.