Nirmala Carvalho

Brian and Ninette Lobo play an important role in pastoral outreach in the Archdiocese of Mumbai. She heads the local Commission for Human Life. Catholics should put Christian values ​​into practice in the family, at work, in everyday life. The challenges of the modern world include abortion, euthanasia, gay marriage, and the role of women. “[O]nly when we exercise our faith and translate it into actionable works of God do we become an extension of Christ and his love for us.”

He served as prime minister three times. Initially considered radical, he has become the moderate face of the Hindu nationalist party. Under his rule, India became a nuclear power.

The Brethren Church is located in the village of Depura. Its members have been threatened with "dire consequences". Today a young man was abducted from his home, dragged to a Hindu temple, had his head shaved, and was subjected against his will to a ceremony of reconversion to Hinduism.

Police chief and local official drop flower petals from a helicopter on Kanwariyas, the pilgrims of Shiva. Traffic and security are in a mayhem as a result of acts of violence and hooliganism. Violence against Christians in Uttar Pradesh fill a list.

The president, who attended the celebrations for the centenary of St Thomas College, praised the value of education provided by Christian schools. Meanwhile, anti-Christian discrimination and criticism by Hindu nationalists continue across the country.

Emmanuel Church is part of the Protestant group of the Church of South India. The local administration imposed the destruction before the definitive sentence of the High Court. In the area there are several Hindu temples in the middle of the street, but the traffic is diverted on purpose.

Prayers and moments of contemplation are meant to offer support to the pastoral work of bishops, priests, nuns and the laity. In New Delhi’s parish of St Alphonsa, most of the faithful are tribal migrants. In August, several events are reminder of the "joys and responsibilities" of Christians.

The new converts belong to the Hindu Agrawal community, which does not tolerate religious conversions. Village emergency meeting called to decide how to treat the "disobedient". In the State, Christians represent 0.17% of the population.

The government agency wants to prevent priests from pressuring “women into telling their secrets women". Two cases of alleged harassment were reported in Kerala and Punjab in the past month. For the president of the Bishops’ Conference, “There are very many issues concerning women that the Commission should pay attention to”.

The incident occurred in the village of Meerut. Violence triggered by a quarrel after the death of three young men who cleaned the cistern in a slaughterhouse. Christian leader: "We pray for the young deceased and their families. But the attack is just another incident against Christians in the state ".

Members of the student wing of a nationalist organisation attacked St Andrew's College, barging into its offices to accuse the dean of corruption. Clashes with college staff followed. "Educational establishments are targeted and attacked in Uttar Pradesh. The Pentecostal church is the most vulnerable to attacks, assaults, arrests, discriminations and humiliation,” Christian leader says.

Rev Thomas George and his wife were released yesterday. The police had arrested them on 13 July on charges of forced conversions. On 15 July, Hindu radicals attacked a church during a service, and beat up the faithful. For Christian leader, "Using conversion to scare people is just an excuse to mobilise Hinduvta groups.”