Wilson College Gymkhana land handover to Jain body faces backlash

Wilson College Gymkhana. (Photo: Screenshot from Wilson College Gymkhana official website) The Maharashtra government’s recent decision to grant a 30-year lease of the Wilson College Gymkhana land to the Jain International Organisation (JITO) has sparked widespread opposition from students, alumni and community groups. The controversial move, approved by the state cabinet, involves handing over a … Read more

Experience Holy Week in the Holy Land: These Are the Sites Where Jesus Walked During His Final Week

JERUSALEM, Israel – Most Christians know the Easter story well from what the gospels tell us about that earth-shattering week: Jesus came to Jerusalem, ate the Passover Seder with his disciples, was arrested and sentenced to death, crucified on a cross, then was resurrected from a garden tomb. In late 2022, my wife Susan and I … Read more

Church attacked in Telangana over land dispute; 21 Christians injured; 3 critical

(Photo: Pixabay) At least 21 Christians, including two children, were left injured on February 13, at Janwada village, Shankarpally mandal, Rangareddy district, Telangana following an attack on a Methodist Church by a mob led by Hindu right-wing members. The attack on the Methodist Church took place over a land dispute related to the widening of … Read more

MLK’s promised land and India’s unsettled sea

Martin Luther King press conference / [MST]. Original black and white negative by Marion S. Trikosko. Taken August 26th, 1964, Washington D.C, United States. (Photo: Unsplash/ Unseen Histories) Yesterday, the 15th of January, happened to be MLK Day, the birth anniversary of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Alongside Gandhi and Mandela, he is … Read more

A 'sombre' Christmas in the Holy Land

Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem. (Photo: Unsplash/Christian Burri) “A ceasefire and peace – these are the two things I want for Christmas,” says Brendan Metcalfe, chief executive of Friends of the Holy Land. Months of war between Israel and Gaza are taking a “terrible” toll on the entire region, with devastating consequences for people in the … Read more

Evangelicals call for an immediate ceasefire in the Holy Land, urgent action towards just peace

(Photo: Unsplash/Taylor Brandon) Responding to the ongoing conflict in the Holy Land, a coalition of Regional and National Evangelical alliances as well as credible Christian organizations from around the world have issued a heartfelt plea for an immediate ceasefire in the Holy Land. The statement, released on November 1, 2023, reflects a deep commitment to … Read more

Concerns for treatment of believers in Holy Land

(Photo: Unsplash/Robert Bye) Researchers from Open Doors International, a global NGO network which has provided support to persecuted Christians for over six decades, are monitoring growing religious tensions in Israel after leaders of several Christian denominations expressed concern over the growing number of verbal and physical attacks against Christians as well as the desecration of … Read more

Church leaders call for end to attacks on Christian sites in Holy Land

Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem. (Photo: Unsplash/Christian Burri) Attacks and harassment by extremists are posing “grave threats” to the Christian presence in Jerusalem and the Holy Land, Church leaders have said.  The concerns are raised in a report sent to the World Council of Churches (WCC) by The Justice and Peace Commission of the Council of Heads … Read more