By Matters India Reporter MUMBAI, September 1, 2026: The United Christian Forum has appealed to Maharashtra’s government to defer enforcement of the newly enacted Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, warning that its provisions could be misused against Christians and other minorities. In a memorandum dated August 31, addressed toContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Dec 23, 2025: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India on December 23 demanded the federal and state governments to take urgent action to ensure safety of Christians as several incidents targeting the community were reported from across the country. The bishops, in a statement, expressedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 5, 2024: The United Christian Forum (UCF), an ecumenical group, has expressed anguish over what it calls “saffron-tinged” ruling of the Allahabad High Court. Justice Rohit Ranjan Aggarwal, while rejecting the bail application of a person accused under Uttar Pradesh state’s anti-conversion law,Continue Reading
Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 28, 2024: A top court in a central Indian state on March 28 granted bail to a Catholic nun accusing of abetting the suicide of a school girl. The Bilaspur high court, the top court in Chhattisgarh state, granted bail to Carmelite Sister Mercy,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi. Dec 14, 2023: At least two Christians are attacked in India on a daily basis, the United Christian Forum, an ecumenical group, reported December 14. “It is a matter of fact that our country has been witnessing a sharp increase in targeted violence againstContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bangalore, July 16, 2023: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has urged Christian of all denominations to stand united in solidarity with the people of Manipur and press for justice. Addressing a united Christian rally in Bengaluru, capital of Karnataka state July 15, the archbishop insisted that everyContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, July 12, 2023: Christian community in India has suffered as many as 400 incidents of violence in the first half 2023, says the United Christian Forum, an ecumenical group. A press statement from the forum titled, “Atrocities against Christians in India increasing drastically year onContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 29, 2022: Leader of an ecumenical forum that monitors attacks on Christians in India has welcomed the Supreme Court’s willingness to hear a petition on such incidents. “I hope the court takes note of the rising incidents of violence against Christians and directsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 16, 2022: Setting up national and state redressal commissions and strengthening India’s human rights monitoring mechanisms were among the demands an ecumenical body made to the federal minister of minority affairs. A delegation of the United Christian Forum on June 16 submitted toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Feb 15, 2022: As many as 53 incidents of violence against Christians were registered in the first 45 days of 2022, says an ecumenical group based in New Delhi. The United Christian Forum on February 15 said the incidents were recorded by its toll-freeContinue Reading
