Nirmala Carvalho

In front of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, tomorrow, on Palm Sunday, Christians of all denominations gather to protest against restrictions imposed by Israel in access to holy sites during Easter. And to express solidarity with the Palestinian people, living "a state of permanent injustice."

In a meeting with Nepali Prime Minister Khanal, Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley opens the door to a dialogue over the possible repatriation of Bhutanese refugees. The refugees however do not believe him. The prime minister has always hailed the level of happiness of the Bhutanese people, but has ignored the fact that 20 per cent lives in exile.

Outside the monastery, Chinese police attack the faithful using trained dogs. Some observers fear more mass unrest, like that of 16 March 2008.

Hindu fundamentalists burst into a Protestant church, and block the religious service. Police arrest four faithful of the 'New India Church of God. " On April 8, the Stella Maris monastery attacked. Bishop Aloysius Paul D'Souza: "They are envious of our social work ... so they try to frighten the Christian missionaries, and invent false allegations. We are not treated as second-class citizens but as enemies. "

The government accepts the Gandhian activist demands, after days on hunger strike. The Indian Church supported her battle to expose widespread corruption affecting the country. The joint body approved by the Executive – 1st members, including Hazara - proposes a bill providing for harsher penalties and protection for the poor.

Mumbai youth, Christian and non-Christian, will celebrate the Blessed John Paul II with a vigil, prayers and a concert. Fr Warner D’Souza, director of the Mount Carmel Youth Movement who was a witness to the Pope’s 1986 India visit, remembers John Paul II’s appeal to youth, something “just unprecedented in history.”

The 84-year-old guru is one of the best-known figures in India’s religious scene. Despite his many works of charity, he remains controversial. Some accuse him of false miracles; others blame him for abuses. But many Catholics also view him positively.

Fireworks, tears, songs and dances on Saturday night. "Men in blue", the national team players hailed as heroes. India beat Sri Lanka 277 / 4 to 274 / 6.

Fr. Jim Borst must leave the country within 7 days or he will be expelled. He has been in Kashmir for 48 years. Unfounded accusations of proselytism: the Christian population has actually dropped. Bishop of Srinagar: A loss for the entire civil society. Joseph Dhar, converted Brahmin: Accusations motivated by envy of Muslim intellectuals, whose schools are unable to compete with Catholic ones. Criticism of Congress party, which should defend minorities.

A lorry carrying votive statues is attacked. For Jhabua bishop, it is an act of intimidation against the Christian minority. Driver and assistants are hurt. Attackers are still at large.

They violated the Orissa Freedom of Religion Act. Police issued an arrest warrant against the Protestant clergymen who carried out the conversion. For Sajan K. George, president of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), what happened is “scandalous and a travesty of the noble vision and ideals enshrined in Indian constitution.”

The 1950 law which upholds the Hindu "untouchables" does not apply if they change religion and become Christians or Muslims, in spite of the legal opinions expressed by various committees. An interview with the Executive Secretary of the Episcopal Commission on Dalits and tribals.