Christians
- Middle East
Israeli FM condemns spitting attack on Christians
Jerusalem: Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has condemned a recent wave of street attacks on Christian worshippers in the country. “I condemn the ugly phenomenon of spitting on Christians and harming any…
- Pakistan
Christian couple arrested for ‘desecration’ of Quran in Lahore
Lahore: A Christian couple was taken into custody after a blasphemy case was registered against them for allegedly desecrating a copy of the Quran in the jurisdiction of North Cantonment Police Station,…
- World
‘Orchestrated hate campaign’: Pakistan’s top rights body on attack on Christians
Lahore: The recent mob attack on churches and Christian localities in Pakistan’s Punjab province was part of a larger hate campaign against the minority community, an independent human rights body has said,…
- Pakistan
Joint investigation team formed to probe attacks on churches in Pakistan
Lahore: The government in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Thursday constituted a high-powered Joint Investigation Team (JIT) team to probe the recent unprecedented mob attacks on churches and homes of Christians. The Punjab…
- India
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind condemns attack on Christians in Pakistan
New Delhi: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has condemned a brutal attack on Christians and the burning of Churches, which occurred on Wednesday, August 16, in Jaranwala, Faisalabad, Pakistan. In a statement to the…
- India
Goa Cong leader accuses state govt of hurting sentiments of Christians
Panaji: Accusing the BJP government in Goa of hurting the sentiments of the Christian community of the state by referring to the ‘Basilica of Bom Jesus’ as ‘Basilica of Bomb Jesus’, former…
- Pakistan
Won’t support ‘forces of darkness’, says Pakistan’s caretaker PM Kakar
Islamabad: Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday said the interim government would not support “the forces of darkness” in the society as he took strong exception to the unprecedented…
- Pakistan
Attacks on churches, Christians’ homes: Pak police arrest 2 main suspects
Lahore: Pakistani police have arrested two prime suspects involved in the unprecedented attacks on 21 churches and nearly three dozen homes of the minority Christian community over blasphemy allegations, Punjab caretaker Chief…
- India
Hindus oppose construction of church in K’taka village with no Christians
Chikkamagaluru: Hindu organisations and villagers have opposed the construction of a church in a village with no Christian households in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru district. The church is being constructed in Lokavalli village of…
- Telangana
Telangana: Applications invited from Christians for financial aid scheme
Hyderabad: Telangana State Christian Minorities Finance Corporation is inviting applications from eligible people for financial assistance up to Rs 1 lakh under Economic Support Scheme with a 100 percent subsidy. The corporation…
- Telangana
Telangana: Christian delegation meets Koppula, decries discrimination
Hyderabad: A delegation of Christian leaders met Telangana minorities minister Koppula Eshwar and principal secretary for minorities Syed Omer Jaleel and expressed their resentment over the unfulfilled promises of the BRS government.…
- India
Manipur: BJP leader accuses Amit Shah of ‘failing to protect Christians’, resigns
Aizawl: Mizoram’s BJP state Vice President R. Vanramchhuanga has resigned from his post accusing Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of their indifferent attitude towards the…
- India
400 acts of violence against Christians in India since January: Report
The United Christian Forum (UCF) stated that 400 acts of violence against Christians occurred across 23 states in the first half of 2023, with Uttar Pradesh topping the list of states with…
- Bangalore
Siddaramaiah assures to protect constitutional rights of all communities
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that the constitutional rights of all communities, including Christians, will be protected in the state. A delegation of Christian pastors and leaders of Christian…
- World
Christian priest who converted to Islam performs Haj on King’s invitation
Ibrahim Richmond, a former Christian priest from South Africa, who converted to Islam recently, was invited to perform Haj this year by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Richmond accepted Islam…
