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Indian Christians are very glad at PM Modi's meeting with our Pope: Head o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 31 (ANI): Following the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pope Francis in the Vatican, Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar and head of churches in Odisha Father John Barwa on Saturday said Indian Christians are very glad about the meeting.
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Forced religious conversion cannot be testament of expansion, trust on any
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said here that forced religious conversion cannot be a testament of expansion and trust in a country where both, believers and atheists coexist.
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Minorities chief victims of forced conversions in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Minorities in Pakistan are the main victims of forced conversions as there have been numerous complaints of underage Hindu, Christian girls, or other minorities being made to marry and forcibly converted to other religions in Pakistan, a media report sa
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Pakistani Christians are victims of hatred: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 18 (ANI): Pakistan has descended into an abyss of religious intolerance and Christians are increasingly facing persecution in the country, says a report.
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Dalit community observes 'black day' against Presidential Orders of 1950 i
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 10 (ANI): Muslims and Christians belonging to the Dalit Community observed a 'black day' protest against the Presidential Orders of 1950 on Tuesday in Hyderabad.
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UN rights experts 'extremely alarmed' by forced organ harvesting of minori
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): United Nations (UN) human rights experts have sounded alarm over the reports of alleged 'organ harvesting' that is targeting minorities, including Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Muslims and Christians, who are currently in detention in China
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Pak's blasphemy laws continue to target Christian population
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Despite international condemnation over Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws, which carry the death penalty, observers note that Christians continue to become common targets of discrimination of the laws, note observers.
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Allotting 80 pc minority scholarships to Muslim community cannot be legall
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 28 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Friday held that action of the state government in sub classifying the minorities by providing merit-cum-means scholarship at 80 per cent to the Muslim community and 20 per cent to the Latin Catholic Christians and converted C
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China prosecutes Christians, arrests priests in Hebei on charges of 'brain
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): China on May 20th seized four Christian priests working as seminary professors along with three priests who had been carrying out pastoral work in Hebei province on charges of 'brainwashing'.
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Pakistan's obsession with blasphemy laws leads to extrajudicial killings,
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 24 (ANI): Blasphemy is a highly sensitive issue in deeply conservative Pakistan where mere allegations have led to extrajudicial killings and mob violence.
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China targeting Christians by detaining them in secretive brainwashing cen
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 8 (ANI): Authorities in China are detaining Christians in secretive, mobile "transformation" facilities to make them renounce their faith by using brainwashing methods, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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Easter 2021: How celebrations are taking virtual turn amid pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The holy day of Easter is celebrated with joy and pride by Christians all over the world and is considered one of the most auspicious days for the community. It marks Jesus Christ's resurrection. As mentioned in the Bible, Christ was crucified on the day of
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