In a distressing incident on March 31, a group of Catholic priests and laity were assaulted by Hindutva extremists while on a pilgrimage as part of Jubilee 2025 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
A senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader in Goa, western India, has stirred controversy by demanding a DNA test on the remains of St. Francis Xavier, a 16th-century Catholic saint.