Nirmala Carvalho

Two Japanese among arrested. An anti-conversion law is in force in the country that criminalizes all religious activity.

Held since 2007, the initiative is promoted by the Office for Caste and Disadvantaged Tribes of the CBCI. The former "untouchables" suffer from discrimination both in the Church and society.

The Christians were at a meeting in a hotel. Some 20-25 Hindu nationalists stormed the building shouting “Hail to the god Ram". For Sajan K George, "charges of forced conversion are false".

The initiative of St. Andrew’s parish priest. No lights on graves in cemetery. Since September the archdiocese of Mumbai has launched the project of "Green Diocese".

The building stands on a land disputed with the indigenous Sarna community. The court ruled against the tribals on the illegal acquisition of land, but the ruling does not concern the Christian religious building. Sajan K George denounces the attempt by right-wing groups to "widen the gap between Christians and tribals".

In 2008, the most ferocious persecution against Christians occurred in the State of Orissa. The archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar recalled the murder of the Christian Rajesh Digal. The episode was also taken up by Pope Francis.

In September 25 cases of religious intolerance were recorded, including 20 in Jaunpur, the prime minister's constituency. In the same month, at least 190 incidents occurred across India. Christian clergymen have been arrested on false charges of forced conversions whilst Christian children and women have been physically and mentally harassed.

The Gonzalves family remembers Januz, 24, who died during a football match. Taken to the hospital, he "disappeared" in the mortuary. The hospital "apologizes" for an error that "can happen". The funeral "full of color, as was the life of the boy".

The complaint was presented by the minor's father. An anti-conversion law is in force in the state. The Christian will remain in prison for 14 days. Sajan K George: "The arrest is suspect. The Radicals want to polarize society ahead of next year's elections."

Msgr. Franco Mulakkal was granted release on bail in a trail that sees him implicated in Kerala. Waiting for him in Punjab also Msgr. Agnelo Gracias, current diocesan administrator.

Msgr. Franco Mulakkal must remain available to the investigators of the town where the case is open. The prelate must also hand over his passport and report to the police every two weeks.

In 1968 the first four nuns arrived in Mumbai where they set up a school in a bungalow. Later the institute opened homes for the disabled, taught nursing courses, and provided aid to the poor. For the current superior, the congregation is “experiencing a new missionary era, which pushes us out towards the peripheries".