By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, August 24, 2026: Christians in the district adjoining the West Bengal state capital of Kolkata held a peace, harmony and prayer rally following attacks, vandalism and other incidents targeting the community. Bangiya Christiya Pariseba (BCP, Bengal Christian Council) organized the rally August 23 following aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, August 3, 2026: Swift police intervention and community solidarity thwarted an attempted intimidation at the Church of Divine Mercy, Bamanpukur Parish under Baruipur diocese, where intruders unlawfully demanded coerced religious directives. According to Parish Priest Father Pradip Dari, around noon a man identifying himself asContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Sandeshkhali, July 31, 2026: A disturbing incident of intimidation and threats against a Christian pastor has shaken the Grace Community Church in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas. Around 3:00 PM, a group led by a self‑proclaimed monk associated with a Hindu organization stormed into theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter KOLKATA, July 27, 2026: A quiet Sunday prayer in Chararoypur Majer Para village in South 24 Parganas under Nodakhali Police Station turned into terror on July 26 when a mob stormed a house fellowship, assaulting worshipers and desecrating sacred symbols. The incident has shaken Bengal’s ChristianContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, July 3, 2026: West Bengal’s top Christian body has announced a statewide mobilisation to counter what it describes as a surge of fabricated social‑media content and false allegations of mass religious conversion. The programme, titled the “Memorandum Submission Fortnight” which runs until July 19, willContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Moninathpur, June 17, 2026: Christian families in Moninathpur village, Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, are living in fear after the body of a 60-year-old believer was forcibly exhumed. The remains were cremated three days after burial, according to a report by the Bangiya Christiya ParisebaContinue Reading
