Bishop in church stabbing forgives alleged attacker

The attack was captured on video during the livestream. The bishop who was stabbed during a livestreamed sermon in Sydney, Australia, has forgiven his alleged attacker.  Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed in the attack at The Good Shepherd Church on Monday along with three others. Their injuries were not life-threatening and he said he … Read more

SC upholds interim bail for university vice-chancellor in alleged forced religious conversion case

Central Wing of the Supreme Court of India where the Chief Justice’s courtroom is situated. (Photo: Subhashish Panigrahi/Wikimedia Commons) In a significant ruling, India’s Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an application filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh seeking to recall the interim bail granted to Dr Rajendra Bihari Lal, the Vice-Chancellor of Sam Higginbottom … Read more

Alleged mass 'reconversions' in Assam stir controversy  

(Photo: Pixabay) Claims of mass reconversions of indigenous Christians to ancient tribal faiths in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district have been firmly refuted by Roman Catholic authorities, raising questions about the motives behind such inflammatory reports. Bishop Paul Mattekatt of the Diphu diocese categorically denied recent right-wing Hindu media assertions that around 150 tribal people participated … Read more

Christian leader faces wrongful arrest for alleged trafficking

(Photo: Unsplash/Marco Chilese) Police in Chhattisgarh assaulted and detained a Christian educator on July 26, 2023, based on claims of human trafficking and the false conversion of eight children. Liju Kuriakose, a Christian leader from Kerala, was apprehended by authorities in Manikpur, Chhattisgarh state, as he accompanied eight Christian students, aged 15 to 22, to … Read more