By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, April 18, 2024: Ever since the BJP came to power at the center under the prime ministership of Narendra Modi, violent attacks by the Hindutva organizations on the Church personnel and institutions have been increasing. Even in the middle of elections to the Lok Sabha thereContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Adilabad, April 17, 2024: Paramilitary personnel have been deployed at a Catholic school in the southern Indian state of Telangana after right wing Hindu activists vandalized it and assaulted a priest. The attackers on April 16 accused the school management of hurting religious sentiments by questioningContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Hyderabad, June 14, 2023: A domestic workers union in Telangana has demanded a comprehensive legislation for their people in the southcentral Indian state. The demand was made June 14 by the Gruhakarmikula Union Telangana State (GUTS), at a press conference at the Hyderabad Press Club. TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mancherial, Oct 23, 2022: A Capuchin priest and a seminarian have been feared drowned in the Godavari River in the southern Indian state of Telangana. Father Tony Simon Pulladen and seminarian Bijo Thomas Palampurackal were reportedly taking bath in the river on October 23 near ErrayipetContinue Reading
Hyderabad: Medak Diocese Bishop Reverend AC Soloman said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was safeguarding the secular fabric in Telangana by according equal importance to all communities. The Medak Diocese Bishop along with MLC Rajeshwar Rao laid the foundation stone for a new church coming up at the new StateContinue Reading
By Vivek Joseph Hyderabad: A Montfort institute in Hyderabad has pressed the Telangana government to vaccinate the transgender community as a priority. “The vulnerability of the trans community, who have faced centuries of structural violence and marginalization, has increasingly deepened over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Montfort BrotherContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Medak, April 14, 2020: Two centers of the Divine Word Missionaries of Hyderabad Province have been providing relief to migrants in Telangana state. Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers have been affected by the nationwide lockdown in many parts of India. Faith-based NGOs and others haveContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Secunderabad, April 1, 2019: The Federation of Telugu Churches has urged Christians in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to vote for candidates who promote India’s secular and pluralistic character and foster communal harmony and peace. Vote for those “who strive for social justice and equality of theContinue Reading
Mahbubnagar, Jan 30, 2019: Aggrieved over the unwarranted comments made by Baba Ramdev that Mother Teresa had got Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of India, just because she was a Christian, the members of Telangana Christian Association and United Christian Association in Mahbubnagar district termed the comments of BabaContinue Reading
Christians faced several mob attacks this year aloneContinue Reading