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Cardinal demands justice for those arrested for “conversion”

On: September 13, 2019

By Matters India Reporter Kochi, September 13, 2019: Cardinal George Alencherry has demanded the immediate release of a Catholic priest and a catechist who were arrested in Jharkhand state, eastern India, for alleged conversion charges. Father Binoy John and catechist Munna Hansda are “under unjust judicial custody,” laments the headContinue Reading

Catholic priests, catechist arrested for “conversion”

By: Matters India

On: September 8, 2019

In: National

By Matters India Reporter Bhagalpur, September 7, 2019: Police in Jharkhand state, eastern India, have taken into custody two Catholic priests and a catechist for allegedly indulging in forceful religious conversion. A message from Father N M Thomas, vicar general of the diocese of Bhagalpur, says the police of DeodardContinue Reading