The Diocese of Indore, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, officially inaugurated its Platinum Jubilee year on May 17, marking 75 years since the diocese was established in central India in 1952.
Ittiyavirah, who preferred the term "God's tramp," left the Jesuit theological seminary just nine months before being ordained and spent the next 20 years travelling by foot throughout Kerala and other parts of India.
According to the senior administrative officer, Broadwell Christian Hospital has been subjected to "physical, mental, and emotional assault for one year, based on false charges of forced religious conversions."
Around 50 people from a Hindu fundamentalist group surrounded the Christian bookstall at Delhi World Book Fair, chanting 'Jai Shree Ram' slogans, and accusing Christians of forced religious conversions.
In a road accident, six people, including three sisters and one priest, died on the spot when a heavy truck carrying cement rammed into a four-wheeler (Bolero) at Umbang, Sumer, in Ri Bhoi district on February 26.
The religious leaders at the Asian interfaith conference on ‘Towards Strengthening Interfaith Action Networks for Combating HIV and AIDS in Asia’ affirms solidarity with people living with HIV and AIDS.
The event aimed at listening to the stories of various religious leaders in the country on the impact of the activities of Asia Foundation in the field of “interreligious dialogue.”
