As news of Christians being harassed from various parts of India comes trickling in the days following Christmas and leading up to the New Year, people from all societies have expressed their concern but concrete action is seen.
One day before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet Pope Francis, the Vatican released a message to Hindus that referred to the divisive nature of “hyper-nationalism.”
Christians of various denominations in India announced that they will celebrate for the first time what they described as “Indian Christian Day” on July 3, feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle.
Several Catholic Church leaders in India accused the government of double standards for allowing Hindus to hold traditional ceremonies this week even as strict measures are imposed on other religions.
A rights group has called for the repeal of new anti-conversion legislation in an Indian state which they say has already been used to target Christians.
Protestants in Kondagaon district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh are living in fear following attacks on their properties by local indigenous people last month.