Nirmala Carvalho

Three incidents take place in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh in three successive days. Police complicity and the indifference of political authorities favour anti-Christian attacks by Hindu fundamentalists.

Sister Gemma, prioress of the Carmelite monastery in Mumbai, reflects on the resignation announced by the Pope for February 28. The spiritual closeness of the Religious to the Holy Father, an "intellectual, brilliant thinker and contemplative." From tomorrow they will be on retreat, to pray for the Pope.

The reasons Benedict XVI gave for his decision "reflect the pope's humility and greatness," said Oswald Gracias, president of Bishops' Conference of India. Last night, he addressed the prayers of Indian faithful to the pope so that "he may have the strength and the grace to carry on his Petrine Ministry."

The Global Council of Indian Christians raises the issue after police officers kill five farmers, mistaking them for Maoist fighters. Meanwhile, seven innocent Christians continue to languish in prison, accused of causing the 2008 anti-Christian pogroms.

The Tibetan leader warns against proselytism, the problems that arise between different religious communities and recommends no conversions. The murder of missionary Graham Staines and massacres in Orissa and Karnataka taken as an example of negative fruits of conversions. Jesuit priest: Graham Staines was not proselytizing; Orissa in the fight against Dalits has social roots. Cardinal Gracias freedom to preach, propagate the faith and convert is guaranteed by the Indian Constitution. You can not compromise a principle so fundamental out of fear or for convenience.

The two Pentecostal clergymen are currently being held in prison on false charges of forced conversions. They were both were stripped, insulted and beaten by 20 Hindu nationalist activists.

No injuries thanks to police intervention. The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) condemns the increasing persecution in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. A photo appeared on the social network accuses Christians of practicing forced conversions.

Since 18 January, two faithful are in prison, following a police raid on a private home. The raid resulted from trumped up charges of local fundamentalists. "Political" pressure preventing their release on bail. Christian activist: project for state "Hinduisation" underway.

Tomorrow the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the 17th Day of Consecrated Life. For a former Hindu from the Brahmin class, now a cloistered Carmelite nun, the consecrated are a "bridge between God and man," called to radiate the light of Christ. As a woman and a nun, the founder of the Carmelite order is a model to embark on the new evangelisation and to stop discrimination, selective abortions and female foeticides.

100 thousand activists of the Rashtriya Sawayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to gather in Mangalore, the group behind anti-Christian violence in the country. The Global Council of Indian Christians demands State protection for places of worship and life of the minority.

Between 30 January and 2 February, a series of events and meetings will be held in New Delhi on Chinese repression in Tibet. The international community "must act now and condemn what is happening in this land," Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay said. Although he is opposed to self-immolations, he believes they are sign of Tibetans' desperation and determination.

Found in the district of Belgaum, where, the imbalance between males and females under the age of 6 is 931 girls per 1000 boys. Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life: selective abortions and female feticide are the worst form of violence against women.