Kerala churches divided as one opens doors for Muslim Eid prayers

(Photo: Unsplash/James Coleman) As religious tensions simmer in India, a powerful portrait of communal harmony unfolded in Kerala this week when a Christian church opened its premises to allow Muslim worshippers to hold their Eid prayers. However, the same day also exposed deepening fissures within the state’s churches over the screening of the controversial film … Read more

Concerns over ban on prayers for healing in India

(Photo: Pixabay) Christians have criticised a controversial bill in Assam that bans prayers for healing.  The Assam Healing (Prevention of Evil) Practices Bill, 2024, threatens people who conduct so-called “magical healing” with harsh fines and even imprisonment, Crux reports. It makes “inhuman, evil, or magical healing practices” illegal and offenders face up to five years in prison or a … Read more

Indian Christians celebrate Easter across the country with prayers, feasts and rejoicing

Christians gather for Dawn Service on Easter Sunday Morning. (Photo: CT India) Christians across India celebrated Easter, the most important festival commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, with profound religious fervour on Sunday, March 31. The day marked the culmination of Holy Week, a period of prayers and penitence recalling the final phase of Christ’s … Read more

Feast of Christ the King celebrated across India amidst prayers for trapped workers

Silkyara tunnel, Uttarakhand. (Photo: YouTube Screenshot/Firstpost) Catholics across India gathered in prayer on the Solemnity of Christ the King Sunday, seeking divine intervention for the safe evacuation of workers trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand. The celebration took place simultaneously in many places including Delhi, Ranchi and Indore, with believers joining together to express solidarity … Read more

Unwavering prayers in the midst of violence: Pakistani Christian community's resilience

(Photo: Unsplash/Hamid Roshaan) Pakistani Christians gathered for prayers in the city of Jaranwala, located in the Faisalabad District of Punjab, on Sunday, 20 August, at the churches that had been recently wrecked and set on fire by angry Muslim mobs. The unrest unfolded following allegations of disrespect towards the Holy Quran by two Christian men. … Read more