European leaders meet victims of Orissa violence

Envoys of five European countries met victims of the 2008 attacks on Christians in Orissa on Monday. The five-man delegation from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Finland met the victims of last year’s violence...

Water oozing from cross draws crowds in Mumbai

An unusual occurrence at a church in south Mumbai attracted large number of people from different faiths on Monday. People crowded at St. Joseph Church in Umerkadi area after water was seen flowing out of a cross...

Indian government urged to support Orissa Christians

More than 20,000 letters are to be handed to the Indian High Commission later in the month in a show of solidarity with Christians in India’s Orissa state. The letters have been gathered by Open Doors and Premier...

CSW fears lack of justice for Orissa victims

As the EU-India Summit approaches, CSW has sent a letter to EU leaders, urging them to use Friday’s summit to raise fresh concern about the aftermath of last year’s anti-Christian violence in Orissa, including...

Kidnappers demand £1.2 million ransom for Irish priest in Philippines

Gunmen have asked for £1.2 million to release a 79-year-old missionary kidnapped from his home in the southern Philippines. Columban priest Fr Michael Sinnott appeared in a video released today holding a Manila...

South India remembers sacrifice of Basel missionaries

Churches in Karnataka and Kerala have celebrated the 175th anniversary of the arrival of the Basel Mission in India. In Mangalore, the executive committee of the Church of South India has organised a programme of...