India’s State Elections Deliver Split Verdict for Christian Community
Christian leaders welcomed the Kerala and Tamil Nadu outcomes but voiced alarm at the BJP's historic sweep of West Bengal and a third-term win in Assam.
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India Mourns Priest-Physician Who Built Hospital, Founded Blood Donation Movement
Father Francis Alappatt, who earned a medical degree before entering the seminary, built one of Kerala, India’s largest hospitals and pioneered a statewide blood donation movement.
Church Leaders in India Slam Government’s Dismissal of Religious Freedom Report
India’s government has rejected the findings in the 2026 report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) amid increasing atrocities against minority Christians.
Diocese of Palayamkottai in India Launches Inaugural Altar Server Program
The Diocese of Palayamkottai in southern India encompasses the Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, and Tenkasi districts with a Catholic population of nearly 138,500.
Catholic Church in India Struggles to Recover From Bloody Manipur Conflict
Two years of ethnic violence has resulted in more than 250 deaths and more than 60,000 homeless.
India Remembers Pope Francis as a ‘Beacon of Compassion’
Glowing tributes pour in for the Holy Father, who dreamed of visiting the South Asian country.
Leaders Urge India’s Modi to Curb Spiraling Violence Against Christians
Recent incidents of violence have included Hindu groups shouting ahead of Christmas services as well as antagonists forcing staff to remove Christmas decorations at a preparatory school in western Gujarat state.
St. Francis Xavier’s Relics Draws 12,000 in Goa, India, for Decennial Exposition
The display will continue until Jan. 5. Pilgrims may visit his relics from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the cathedral.
Liturgical Conflict Resurfaces in Troubled Indian Syro-Malabar Archdiocese
The fierce dispute over whether to face the altar during part of the Mass has been exacerbated by recent curial appointments made by the archdiocese’s apostolic administrator.
Indian Police Hunt for Hindu Man Who Allegedly Disrespected St. Francis Xavier
India has seen a surge in Hindu nationalism and violence against Christians in recent years, especially in places governed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
